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pho·nol·o·gy
/
fəˈnɒl
ə
dʒi
,
foʊ-
/
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uh
-
nol
-
uh
-jee
,
foh-
]
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noun,
plural
pho·nol·o·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.
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Origin:
1790–1800;
phono-
+
-logy
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pho·no·log·i·cal
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lˈɒdʒ
ɪ
kəl
/
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fohn-l-
oj
-i-k
uh
l
]
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,
pho·no·log·ic,
adjective
pho·no·log·i·cal·ly,
adverb
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phonology
(fəˈnɒlədʒɪ)
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n
,
pl
-gies
1.
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semantics
the study of the sound system of a language or of languages in general
2.
such a sound system
phonological
—
adj
phono'logically
—
adv
pho'nologist
—
n
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