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polyphone
pol·y·phone P0428300 (pŏl′ē-fōn′)n. A written character or combination of characters having two or more phonetic values, such as the letter a or i in English.polyphone (ˈpɒlɪˌfəʊn) n (Phonetics & Phonology) a letter or character having more than one phonetic value, such as English c, pronounced (k) before a, o, or u or (s) before e or ipol•y•phone (ˈpɒl iˌfoʊn)
n. a polyphonic letter or symbol. [1645–55; < Greek polýphōnos. See poly-, -phone] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | polyphone - a letter that has two or more pronunciations; "`c' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k' in `car' but like `s' in `cell'"polyphonic letteralphabetic character, letter of the alphabet, letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters" |
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polyphone
Synonyms for polyphonenoun a letter that has two or more pronunciationsSynonymsRelated Words- alphabetic character
- letter of the alphabet
- letter
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