allophone (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *allophone*:
NOUN	communication	allophone	(linguistics) any of various acoustically different forms of the same phoneme

allophone > pronunciation
Sounds	ae'lahfow.n
Rhymes	acetone ... zone: 126 rhymes with own...

English > *allophone*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	(linguistics) any of various acoustically different forms of the same phoneme.
Category	linguistics	The scientific study of language
Broader	phoneme	(linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language
Spanish	alofono, alófono
Catalan	al·lòfon
Adjectives	allophonic	pertaining to allophones

HyperDic: allophone