Meanings
nounphonological word (plural phonological words)
plural phonological words
- human sciencesA phonological item, higher in the phonological hierarchy than the syllable and the foot but lower than the intonational phrase and the phonological phrase.
Coordinate term: grammatical word
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APA
phonological word. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonological%20word
MLA
“phonological word.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonological%20word. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phonological word,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonological%20word.
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