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PHONEMIC SYSTEM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does phonemic system mean?
• PHONEMIC SYSTEM (noun)
The noun PHONEMIC SYSTEM has 1 sense:
1. the system of phonemes recognized in a language
Familiarity information: PHONEMIC SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The system of phonemes recognized in a language
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("phonemic 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 "phonemic system"):
consonant system; consonantal system (the system of consonants used in a particular language)
vocalism; vowel system (the system of vowels used in a particular language)
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