Phonology

What do we mean by phonology?

The study of speech sounds in language or a language with reference to their distribution and patterning and to tacit rules governing pronunciation. noun

The sound system of a language. noun

The science or doctrine of the sounds uttered by the human voice, or used in a particular language; phonetics. noun

That part of grammar which treats of pronunciation. Compare orthoëpy. noun

The system of sounds and of their combinations in a language. noun

The science or doctrine of the elementary sounds uttered by the human voice in speech, including the various distinctions, modifications, and combinations of tones; phonetics. Also, a treatise on sounds. noun

The study of the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable structure, stress, accent, intonation, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language. noun

The way sounds function within a given language. noun

The study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes noun

The study of the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable structure, stress, accent, intonation, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language.

The way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system.

Words that are spelled similarly to phonology:
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Words that rhyme with phonology:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe phonology:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective phonology:
interface, syntax, morphology, boundary, interaction, words, relationship, histories, phonetics, approach, correspondence, conversion, strategies.

Consonant match to phonology:
phenology.

Words that sound like phonology:
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