Allophone

What do we mean by allophone?

A predictable phonetic variant of a phoneme. For example, the aspirated t of top, the unaspirated t of stop, and the tt (pronounced as a flap) of batter are allophones of the English phoneme /t/. noun

A person whose native language is other than French or English. noun

Any one of two or more speech sounds that considered variants of the same phoneme. . noun

Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme. noun

A person whose mother tongue is neither English nor French. noun

(linguistics) any of various acoustically different forms of the same phoneme noun

Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.

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.

In Quebec, an allophone is someone whose first language or language of use is neither English nor French. The term is also sometimes used in other parts of Canada. It is formed from the Greek roots allos, meaning other, and phone, meaning sound or voice. Compare the terms anglophone and francophone, which designate people whose first or adoptive languages are English and French, respectively. One is said to be an allophone if he or she speaks neither french nor english at home with the family or "on the phone". Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to allophone:
allophone, allophane, allophore, xylophone, anglophone, mellophone, allophones, allophonic, aerophone, algophobe, allomone, parlophone.

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Words that rhyme with allophone:
bone, zone, stone, tone, loan, prone, drone, phone, own, hone, condone, alone, milestone, fone, cone, cornerstone, postpone, hormone, homophone, known, touchstone, atone, moan, capstone, cyclone, roan, anemone, groan, throne, backbone, telephone, lone, shone, crone, chaperone, bemoan, clone, ozone, keystone, unknown, scone, mon, microphone, blown, intone, disown, flown, monotone, cologne, limestone, shown, acetone, xylophone, silicone, overtone, testosterone, joan, moonstone, baritone, grown, saxophone, sharon, undertone, homegrown, gemstone, rhinestone, rhone, tombstone, sown, let alone, cicerone, thrown, sloan, leone, brownstone, capone, whetstone, francophone, argonne, lodestone, earphone, megaphone, t-bone, collarbone, sewn, well known, gladstone, overthrown, pheromone, millstone, simone, headstone, mone, overblown, jawbone, trombone, cobblestone, rone, headphone, cortisone.

Adjectives that are often used to describe allophone:
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Consonant match to allophone:
olefin, elaphine, olefine, allophane, alla fine, aloof in, hole often, olaf in.

Words that sound like allophone:
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