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Phrase CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A type of sound.
    morpheme
  2. A device that makes a sound.
    morpheme
  3. Forming adjectives: speaking a certain language.
    morpheme
  4. Forming nouns: a speaker of a certain language.
    morpheme

Equivalents

Deutsch -sprachig
Suomi kielinen
Français -phone
Galego -fono
Magyar ajkú
Bahasa Indonesia penyuara
Italiano -fono
日本語 話者
Nederlands -foon
Polski -fon
Português -fone -fono

Examples

“allophone; homophone”
“aerophone; saxophone”
“Anglophone; Francophone; Germanophone”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

-phonia -phonic -phonous -phony -phor -phore

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