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What is a phoneme? |
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A phoneme is a member of the set of the smallest units of speech that serve to distinguish one utterance from another in a language or dialect. | |
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A unit of speech is considered a phoneme if replacing it in a word results in a change of meaning. Here are some examples of phonemes: | |
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