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phonemicity

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The state or quality of being phonemic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Examples

  • Some people doubt the phonemicity of the English sound [ŋ], as in "singing".
  • Spanish orthography has high phonemicity: it corresponds precisely and consistently with the sounds of the phonemes.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: phonemicness

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From phonemic + -ity.