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phonotactics

Syllabification: (pho·no·tac·tics)
Pronunciation: /ˌfōnōˈtaktiks/
Definition of phonotactics

noun

[treated as singular]
  • the study of the rules governing the possible phoneme sequences in a language.

Derivatives

phonotactic

Pronunciation: /–tik/
adjective

phonotactics in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of phonotactics in the British & World English dictionary
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