phonemic

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word phonemic. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word phonemic, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say phonemic in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word phonemic you have here. The definition of the word phonemic will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofphonemic, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

phoneme +‎ -ic

Pronunciation

Adjective

phonemic (not comparable)

  1. (linguistics) Relating to phonemes.
    We've finished our phonemic analysis and we're ready to move on to morphology.
  2. (linguistics) Relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language.
    Tone is phonemic in Chinese.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams