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phonology /fəˈnɑːləʤi/ noun
phonology
/fəˈnɑːləʤi/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PHONOLOGY
[noncount] linguistics
: the study of the speech sounds used in a language
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— phonological

/ˌfoʊnəˈlɑːʤɪkəl/ adjective, always used before a noun
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— phonologically

/ˌfoʊnəˈlɑːʤɪkli/ adverb
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— phonologist

/fəˈnɑːləʤɪst/ noun, plural phonologists [count]