polyphone (n)
polyphonic letter (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 10
def a letter that has two or more pronunciations
examples `c' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k' in `car' but like `s' in `cell'
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Hypernym letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
Derivationally related form polyphone → polyphonic
Incoming links
Derivationally related form polyphonic → polyphone
Pertainym (pertains to noun) polyphonic → polyphone
Hyponym letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character

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