About The Word Polyphone
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Polyphone
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What's The Definition Of Polyphone?
[n] a letter that has two or more pronunciations; "`c' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k' in `car' but like `s' in `cell'"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Polyphone: polyphonic letter Related Terms | Find terms related to Polyphone: See Also | alphabetic character | letter | letter of the alphabet Polyphone In Webster's Dictionary \Pol"y*phone\, n.
A character or vocal sign representing more than one sound,
as read, which is pronounced r[=e]d or r[e^]d.
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