noun. with regard to language, any one of many somewhat diverse conversation sounds which are thought of as contextual variations of the very same phoneme.
ALLOPHONE: "The allophone section on Tanya's English test was the most difficult for her, but she aced every question."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "ALLOPHONE," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/allophone/ (accessed January 29, 2023).
