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pho·nol·o·gy

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–noun, plural -gies.

1.	the study of the distribution and patterning of speech sounds in a language and of the tacit rules governing pronunciation.

2.	the phonological system or the body of phonological facts of a language.

[Origin: 1790–1800; phono- + -logy

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pho·no·log·i·cal

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l] Pronunciation Key, pho·no·log·ic, adjective

pho·no·log·i·cal·ly, adverb

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pho·nol·o·gy Audio Help (fə-nŏl'ə-jē, fō-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. pho·nol·o·gies

The study of speech sounds in language or a language with reference to their distribution and patterning and to tacit rules governing pronunciation.
The sound system of a language: the phonology of English.

pho·no·log'ic (fō'nə-lŏj'ĭk), pho'no·log'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., pho'no·log'i·cal·ly adv., pho·nol'o·gist n.

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phonology
noun
the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes

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Phonology

Pho*nol"o*gy\, n. [Phono- + -logy.] The science or doctrine of the elementary sounds uttered by the human voice in speech, including the various distinctions, modifications, and combinations of tones; phonetics. Also, a treatise on sounds.

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