fōˈnēmik, fəˈ-, -mēk adjective
1. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a phoneme
phonemic analysis
2.
a. of speech sounds : constituting members of different phonemes
Welsh l and ll are phonemic
b. : distinctive 3
must regard length … as being significant or phonemic — A.L.James
• pho·ne·mi·cal·ly -mə̇k(ə)lē, -mēk-, -li adverb