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(linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language

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  1. n. (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language
  2. n:100 n. (linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language