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polyphone

/ˈpɒl.ɪ.fəʊn/

Traduction: Nom désignant une lettre ou un symbole qui peut se prononcer de deux ou plusieurs manières différentes.

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noun

C2formalcommon/ˈpɒl.ɪ.fəʊn/

A noun referring to a letter or symbol that can be pronounced in two or more different ways.

  • 🇫🇷Nom désignant une lettre ou un symbole qui peut se prononcer de deux ou plusieurs manières différentes.
  1. Letter with multiple pronunciations C1 formal

    A letter or symbol that can be pronounced in two or more different ways depending on the context.

    • The letter 'c' is a polyphone because it can sound like /k/ in 'cat' or /s/ in 'city'.
    • In English, the letter 'g' is a polyphone, as in 'go' and 'gem'.
    • Linguists study polyphones to understand spelling and pronunciation patterns.

    🇫🇷Polyphone

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