archiphoneme

See also: archiphonème

English

Etymology

archi- +‎ phoneme

Noun

archiphoneme (plural archiphonemes)

1. (phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.

Derived terms

• archiphonemic

Translations

a unit representing underlying phonemes

• French: archiphonème (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: arquifonema m