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polyphone

noun

A letter that has two or more pronunciations

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
P
Ends with
E
Contains
OL
Scrabble score
19

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noun

  1. A letter that has two or more pronunciations

    “‘c’ is a polyphone because it is pronounced like ‘k’ in ‘car’ but like ‘s’ in ‘cell’”

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‘c’ is a polyphone because it is pronounced like ‘k’ in ‘car’ but like ‘s’ in ‘cell’

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