autonomous phoneme

noun Linguistics.

a phoneme that is defined or determined by its contrast in sound with other phonemes, without reference to its role in morphology or any other level of linguistic analysis beyond the phonetic level.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Also called taxonomic phoneme.
Compare systematic phoneme.

Words nearby autonomous phoneme

autonomic plexus, autonomics, autonomism, autonomotropic, autonomous, autonomous phoneme, autonomous syntax, autonomy, autonym, autooxidation, autopen
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