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polyphone

noun
poly·​phone | \ ˈpä-lē-ˌfōn How to pronounce polyphone (audio) \

Definition of polyphone

: a symbol or sequence of symbols having more than one phonemic value (such as a in English)

First Known Use of polyphone

1872, in the meaning defined above

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