phonemic: Meaning and Definition of

pho•ne•mic

Pronunciation: (fu-nē'mik, fō-), [key]
— adj.
  1. of or pertaining to phonemes: a phonemic system.
  2. of or pertaining to phonemics.
  3. concerning or involving the discrimination of distinctive speech elements of a language: a phonemic contrast.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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