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Meaning of phonemicity | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

The state or quality of being phonemic.

uncountable

Examples

“Some people doubt the phonemicity of the English sound [ŋ], as in "singing".”
“Spanish orthography has high phonemicity: it corresponds precisely and consistently with the sounds of the phonemes.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

phonemicization phonemicness Phonemics phonemisation phonemization phonendoscope

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