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phonology definition

pho·nol·ogy (fō näl′ə jē, fə-)

noun

  1. the study of speech sounds, including phonetics and phonemics
  2. an overall description of the sounds of a given language

Etymology: phono- + -logy

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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