phonology, phonemics
(noun) the study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
phonology (countable and uncountable, plural phonologies)
(linguistics, uncountable) The study of the way sounds function in languages, including phonemes, syllable structure, stress, accent, intonation, and which sounds are distinctive units within a language.
(linguistics, countable) The way sounds function within a given language; a phonological system.
• (study of pronunciation): orthoepy, soundlore
• linguistics, phonetics
Source: Wiktionary
Pho*nol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Phono- + -logy.]
Definition: The science or doctrine of the elementary sounds uttered by the human voice in speech, including the various distinctions, modifications, and combinations of tones; phonetics. Also, a treatise on sounds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
