PHONEME


Meaning of PHONEME in English

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.