"polyphone" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: polyphones [plural]
Etymology: From poly- + phone. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|poly|phone}} poly- + phone Head templates: {{en-noun}} polyphone (plural polyphones)
  1. A letter, or combination of letters, that can be pronounced in two or more different ways Related terms: homograph (english: the pronunciation may be the same or different), homonym (english: if the pronunciation is the same), heteronym (english: if the pronunciation is different) Translations (polyphone): 多音字 (duōyīnzì) (english: homograph, refers to characters with more than one reading) (Chinese Mandarin), 多音語 (taongo) (Japanese)

Inflected forms

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        },
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          "word": "多音字"
        },
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          "sense": "polyphone",
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        }
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      ],
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      "word": "多音字"
    },
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      "roman": "taongo",
      "sense": "polyphone",
      "word": "多音語"
    }
  ],
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}

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