"phonemic" meaning in English

See phonemic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fəˈniː.mɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fəʊˈniː.mɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fəˈni.mɪk/ [General-American], /foʊˈni.mɪk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phonemic.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phonemic2.wav
Rhymes: -iːmɪk Etymology: From phoneme + -ic. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|phoneme|-ic}} phoneme + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} phonemic (not comparable)
  1. (linguistics) Relating to phonemes. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (relating to phonemes): հնչույթային (hnčʻuytʻayin) (Armenian), fonemàtic (Catalan), fonemisch (Dutch), foneeminen (Finnish), phonémique (French), phonemisch (German), ध्वन्यात्मक (dhvanyātmak) (Hindi), fonemis (Indonesian), phonemic (Interlingua), fonematico (Italian), fonemico [uncommon] (Italian), fonemik (Malay), fonemic (Occitan), fonemiczny [masculine] (Polish), fonémico [Portugal] (Portuguese), fonêmico [Brazil] (Portuguese), fòineimeach (Scottish Gaelic), fonémico (Spanish), multinigin (Tagalog), פֿאָנעמיש (fonemish) (Yiddish)
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  2. (linguistics) Relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language): fonemàtic (Catalan), fonemisch (Dutch), foneeminen (Finnish), phonemisch (German), ध्वन्यात्मक (dhvanyātmak) (Hindi), 音韻論 (on'inron) (Japanese), fonémico [Portugal] (Portuguese), fonêmico [Brazil] (Portuguese), фоне́мный (fonémnyj) (Russian), fòineimeach (Scottish Gaelic), وايومِي (viomee) (Sindhi), fonémico (Spanish), multinigin (Tagalog), פֿאָנעמיש (fonemish) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-phonemic-en-adj-2JbK0b94 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language': 2 95 3
  3. (linguistics, of an orthography [writing system]) Corresponding precisely and consistently with the sounds of the phonemes. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Linguistics
    Sense id: en-phonemic-en-adj-mMcXL2xQ Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: phonematic [rare] Derived forms: phonemic merger, phonemic split Related terms: emic, etic, phoneme, phonemicity [noun], phonemicness [noun], phonemics, phonetic, phonology
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    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hindi translations",
    "Terms with Indonesian translations",
    "Terms with Interlingua translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Malay translations",
    "Terms with Occitan translations",
    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
    "Terms with Sindhi translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Tagalog translations",
    "Terms with Yiddish translations"
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fəʊˈniː.mɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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    },
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        "General-American"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/foʊˈni.mɪk/",
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        "General-American"
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    }
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      "word": "phonematic"
    }
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hnčʻuytʻayin",
      "sense": "relating to phonemes",
      "word": "հնչույթային"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "relating to phonemes",
      "word": "fonemàtic"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "relating to phonemes",
      "word": "fonemisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "relating to phonemes",
      "word": "foneeminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "relating to phonemes",
      "word": "foneeminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "relating to phonemes",
      "word": "phonémique"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "relating to phonemes",
      "word": "phonemisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "dhvanyātmak",
      "sense": "relating to phonemes",
      "word": "ध्वन्यात्मक"
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "relating to phonemes",
      "word": "fonemis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "relating to phonemes",
      "word": "phonemic"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "relating to phonemes",
      "word": "fonematico"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "relating to phonemes",
      "tags": [
        "uncommon"
      ],
      "word": "fonemico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "relating to phonemes",
      "word": "fonemik"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "relating to phonemes",
      "word": "fonemic"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "relating to phonemes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fonemiczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "relating to phonemes",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ],
      "word": "fonémico"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "relating to phonemes",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ],
      "word": "fonêmico"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "relating to phonemes",
      "word": "fòineimeach"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "relating to phonemes",
      "word": "fonémico"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "relating to phonemes",
      "word": "multinigin"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "fonemish",
      "sense": "relating to phonemes",
      "word": "פֿאָנעמיש"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language",
      "word": "fonemàtic"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language",
      "word": "fonemisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language",
      "word": "foneeminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language",
      "word": "phonemisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "dhvanyātmak",
      "sense": "relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language",
      "word": "ध्वन्यात्मक"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "on'inron",
      "sense": "relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language",
      "word": "音韻論"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ],
      "word": "fonémico"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ],
      "word": "fonêmico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fonémnyj",
      "sense": "relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language",
      "word": "фоне́мный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language",
      "word": "fòineimeach"
    },
    {
      "code": "sd",
      "lang": "Sindhi",
      "roman": "viomee",
      "sense": "relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language",
      "word": "وايومِي"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language",
      "word": "fonémico"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language",
      "word": "multinigin"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "fonemish",
      "sense": "relating to a difference between sounds that can change the meaning of words in a language",
      "word": "פֿאָנעמיש"
    }
  ],
  "word": "phonemic"
}

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