phonemic

[fuh-nee-mik, foh-]

pho·ne·mic

[fuh-nee-mik, foh-]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to phonemes: a phonemic system.
2.
of or pertaining to phonemics.
3.
concerning or involving the discrimination of distinctive speech elements of a language: a phonemic contrast.

Origin:
1930–35; phoneme + -ic

pho·ne·mi·cal·ly, adverb
non·pho·ne·mic, adjective
non·pho·ne·mi·cal·ly, adverb
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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phonemic (fəˈniːmɪk)
 
adj
1.  of or relating to the phoneme
2.  Compare phonetic relating to or denoting speech sounds that belong to different phonemes rather than being allophonic variants of the same phoneme
3.  of or relating to phonemics
 
pho'nemically
 
adv

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