PHONOLOGICAL SYSTEM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The system of phones used in a particular language

Synonyms:

phonologic system; phonological system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("phonological system" is a kind of...):

language system (a system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "phonological system"):

tonal system; tone system (the system of tones used in a particular language or dialect of a tone language)

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