"phonemics" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fəˈniː.mɪks/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fəʊˈniː.mɪks/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fəˈni.mɪks/ [General-American], /foʊˈni.mɪks/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phonemics.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phonemics2.wav
Etymology: From phoneme + -ics. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|phoneme|ics}} phoneme + -ics Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} phonemics (uncountable)
  1. (linguistics) The study of phonemes and their written representations. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: morphophonemics Related terms: phonemic, phonology, phonetics Coordinate_terms: phonetics, phonics Translations (the study of phonemes): स्वनिमविज्ञान (svanimvijñān) [masculine] (Hindi), fonémica [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), fonêmica [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), fonemática [feminine] (Portuguese), fonémica [feminine] (Spanish), multinigan (Tagalog)
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