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isophone

noun

Linguistics, an isogloss marking off an area in which a particular feature of pronunciation is found.

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Word length
8
Starts with
I
Ends with
E
Contains
SO
Scrabble score
13

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noun

  1. Linguistics, an isogloss marking off an area in which a particular feature of pronunciation is found.

    “To the north of the isophone, speakers have a tendency to pronounce triphthongs.”

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To the north of the isophone, speakers have a tendency to pronounce triphthongs.

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