adj.
Pronunciation: f ə - ' n ē -mik, f ō -
Function: adjective
Date: circa 1931
1 : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a phoneme
2 a : constituting members of different phonemes (as \ n \ and \ m \ in English) b : DISTINCTIVE 2
– pho · ne · mi · cal · ly \ -mi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb