"phonology" meaning in English

See phonology in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fəˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ [UK], /fəˈnɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ [US], /fəˈnɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/ [Australia] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-phonology.wav [UK] Forms: phonology [singular], phonologies [plural]
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  1. Phonology is the study of the way that sounds (phones) carry meanings in languages (as phonemes).
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  2. The phonology of a language is the set of sounds that have meaning in that language; the set of sounds that can be used to make words.
    Sense id: simple-phonology-en-noun-sB45S9O4 Categories (other): Linguistics
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