linguisticsone of the slightly different ways that a phoneme can be pronounced. For example, the /p/ in the word ‘pill’ is slightly different from the /p/ in the word ‘spill’.
Synonyms and related words
Types and forms of word, clause or sentence
accusative
adjunct
allomorph
2
Canadiansomeone living in Canada who does not speak English or French as their first language
Synonyms and related words
Words for people from North, Central and South America and the Caribbean
ACP
allophone
American
allophone
noun countable
US /ˈæləˌfoʊn/
Word Forms
singular
allophone
plural
allophones
DEFINITIONS2
1
linguisticsone of the slightly different ways that a phoneme can be pronounced. For example, the /p/ in the word “pill” is slightly different from the /p/ in the word “spill.”
Synonyms and related words
Types and forms of word, clause or sentence
accusative
adjunct
allomorph
2
Canadiansomeone living in Canada who does not speak English or French as their first language
Synonyms and related words
Words for people from North, Central and South America and the Caribbean