"allophony" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əˈlɒ.fə.ni/ [UK], /əˈlɑ.fə.ni/ [US], /əˈlɔ.fə.ni/ [US], /ˈæ.lə.foʊ.ni/ [US]
Etymology: From allo- + -phony. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|allo|phony}} allo- + -phony Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} allophony (uncountable)
  1. (phonology) Variation in the phonetic realizations of a phoneme; the state of a phoneme having multiple allophones. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Phonology Translations (variation in the phonetic realizations of a phoneme): allofonia (Finnish), allofonia (Italian), alofonia [feminine] (Portuguese)
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