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Meaning of allophone

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

allophone

Pronunciation:/ˈaləˌfəʊn//ˈæləˌfoʊn/

noun

Definitions

  1. Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.

    Example: [ʋ] is occasionally considered to be an allophone of /v/

  2. A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French nor an Indigenous language of Canada.

  3. A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to those whose mother tongue is neither English, French nor an Indigenous language of Canada

  2. That which is of a language other than that spoken by the majority.