allophones
allophones is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, allophones is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofallophones
- Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.
Example: "[ʋ] is occasionally considered to be an allophone of /v/"
- A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French nor an Indigenous language of Canada.
- A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.
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