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phonemics.

The study of phonemes and their written representations.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/fəˈniː.mɪks/Received-Pronunciation/fəʊˈniː.mɪks/Received-Pronunciation/fəˈni.mɪks/General-American/foʊˈni.mɪks/General-American
  1. The study of phonemes and their written representations.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English phoneme Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English phonemics From phoneme + -ics.

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