— phonemicist /feuh nee"meuh sist, foh-/ , n.
/feuh nee"miks, foh-/ , n. ( used with a sing. v. )
1. the study of phonemes and phonemic systems.
2. the phonemic system of a language, or a discussion of this: English phonemics.
[ 1935-40; PHONEME + -ICS ]