Allophones

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    plural of allophone form-of, plural

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articulationaspirationassimilationbilabialcheckconsonant

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"The two phones, which initially were allophones of a single phoneme, became distinct phonemes as a result of these sound changes."

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