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English
Etymology
From allo- + -phony.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /əˈlɒ.fə.ni/
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈlɑ.fə.ni/, /əˈlɔ.fə.ni/, /ˈæ.lə.foʊ.ni/
Noun
allophony (uncountable)
- (phonology) Variation in the phonetic realizations of a phoneme; the state of a phoneme having multiple allophones.
Translations
variation in the phonetic realizations of a phoneme