metaphone

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noun

Either of two or more phonemes that have meaning when used together

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Meanings

metaphone1

nounmetaphone (plural metaphones)

plural metaphones

  1. human sciencesEither of two or more phonemes that have meaning when used together

Metaphone2

proper noun
  1. A phonetic algorithm for indexing words by their English pronunciation.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
metaphoneme
Cite this entry
APA

metaphone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaphone

MLA

“metaphone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaphone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metaphone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metaphone.

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