archiphoneme

Related to archiphoneme: Phonemes

archiphoneme

(ˈɑːkɪˌfəʊniːm; ˌɑːkɪˈfəʊniːm) n (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics an abstract linguistic unit representing two or more phonemes when the distinction between these has been neutralized: conventionally shown by a capital letter within slashes, as /T/ for /t/ and /d/ in German Rat and Rad
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