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allophone
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As a noun, allophone means any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme. As an adjective, it means of or relating to those whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada.
Meanings of allophone
6 meaningsnoun
phonologyAny of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.
“[ʋ] is occasionally considered to be an allophone of /v/”
CanadaA person whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada.
A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.
(linguistics) any of various acoustically different forms of the same phoneme
adjective
CanadaOf or relating to those whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada.
That which is of a language other than that spoken by the majority.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).