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phonemic

[fuh-nee-mik, foh-] /fəˈni mɪk, foʊ-/
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adjective
1.
of or relating to phonemes:
a phonemic system.
2.
of or relating to phonemics.
3.
concerning or involving the discrimination of distinctive speech elements of a language:
a phonemic contrast.
Origin of phonemic
1930-1935
First recorded in 1930-35; phoneme + -ic
Related forms
phonemically, adverb
nonphonemic, adjective
nonphonemically, adverb
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phonemic

/fəˈniːmɪk/
adjective (linguistics)
1.
of or relating to the phoneme
2.
relating to or denoting speech sounds that belong to different phonemes rather than being allophonic variants of the same phoneme Compare phonetic (sense 2)
3.
of or relating to phonemics
Derived Forms
phonemically, adverb
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Word Origin and History for phonemic
adj.

1933, from phoneme + -ic. Related: Phonemics (1936); phonemically.

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