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PHONOLOGICAL SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The system of phones used in a particular language
Synonyms:
phonologic system; phonological system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("phonological system" is a kind of...):
language system (a system of linguistic units or elements used in a particular language)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "phonological system"):
tonal system; tone system (the system of tones used in a particular language or dialect of a tone language)