polyphone - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'polyphone' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Polyphone

[ n.]

- A character or vocal sign representing more than one sound, as read, which is pronounced red.

1 . polyphone

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- a letter that has two or more pronunciations

Example in sentence:

`c' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k' in `car' but like `s' in `cell'

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