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allophony

Noun CEFR B2
əˈlɒ.fə.ni

Definitions

Variation in the phonetic realizations of a phoneme; the state of a phoneme having multiple allophones.

uncountable

Equivalents

Portuguêsalofonia
Italianoallofonia
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Suomiallofonia

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

allophycocyanin allophycocyanine allophyle alloplasia alloplasm alloplast

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