Meaning of the word allophone in English
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allophone
US /ˈæl.ə.foʊn/
UK /ˈæl.ə.fəʊn/
Noun
any of the various phonetic realizations of a phoneme in a language, which do not change the meaning of a word.
Example:
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The aspirated 'p' in 'pin' and the unaspirated 'p' in 'spin' are allophones of the phoneme /p/.
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Understanding allophones helps in studying phonetics and phonology.
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