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polyphone |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Polyphone \Pol"y*phone\, n. A character or vocal sign representing more than one sound, as read, which is pronounced r[=e]d or r[e^]d. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: polyphone n : a letter that has two or more pronunciations; "`c' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k' in `car' but like `s' in `cell'" [syn: {polyphonic letter}]
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