n. any of the units of sound in a specified language that distinguish one word from another (e.g. p, b, d, t as in pad, pat, bad, bat, in English). phonemic adj. phonemics n.
[ F phonème f. Gk phonema sound, speech f. phoneo speak ]
n. any of the units of sound in a specified language that distinguish one word from another (e.g. p, b, d, t as in pad, pat, bad, bat, in English). phonemic adj. phonemics n.
[ F phonème f. Gk phonema sound, speech f. phoneo speak ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012