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Definition of: phonology
(fə·nol′ə·jē) noun
1. The study of the sound system of a language.
2. The historical study of the sound–changes that have taken place in a language.
3. The phonetic or phonemic pattern of a language.
—pho·no·log·ic (fō′nə·loj′ik) or ·i·cal adjective
—pho′no·log′i·cal·ly adverb
—pho·nol′o·gist noun
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