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Added 9 October 2026

phonology

/fəˈnɒləd͡ʒi/ noun

In Latin: phonologia Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about phonology at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes.

Origin

From phono- (prefix denoting sound) + -logy (suffix denoting a branch of learning, or a study of a particular subject).

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