Meanings
adverballophonically (comparative more allophonically, superlative most allophonically)
comparative more allophonically · superlative most allophonically
- In an allophonic manner.
However, the identification of a significant proportion of the Bengali oral vowel inputs as belonging to an allophonically nasalized vowel suggests that the simplest derivation story is not sufficient.
1995, Juli A. Carter, Early Auditory Comprehension: The Case for Prelexical Morphology and Phonology
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
- Proto-Hellenic*ál͏̌l͏̌os
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)
- Englishallo-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰōnā́
- Ancient Greekφωνή (phōnḗ)
- Englishallophone
- Englishallo-
- Englishallophonic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishallophonically
From allophonic + -ally.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish alofonicznie
- alofonicznieTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
allophonically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allophonically
MLA
“allophonically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allophonically. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allophonically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allophonically.
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