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单词 metaphone
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Definition of metaphone in English:

metaphone

noun ˈmɛtəfəʊn
Phonetics
  • Either of two or more phonemes which are in free variation in particular words or in particular circumstances. Also: (in H. E. Palmer's terminology) a phoneme comprising more than one sound (disused).

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in Harold Edward Palmer (1877–1949), linguist and teacher of languages. From meta- + phone.

Definition of metaphone in US English:

metaphone

nounˈmɛtəfəʊn
Phonetics
  • Either of two or more phonemes which are in free variation in particular words or in particular circumstances. Also: (in H. E. Palmer's terminology) a phoneme comprising more than one sound (disused).

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in Harold Edward Palmer (1877–1949), linguist and teacher of languages. From meta- + phone.

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