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Definition(s):
- (n) (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
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Usage(s):
- Vice President Walter Mondale was witty and articulate despite the sore throat that also made his acceptance speech sound a bit scratchy.
- With a spontaneity that makes her long-mastered speech sound newly minted, she hard-sells Jimmy Carter.
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incendiary
/ɪn ˈsɛn di ɛ ri /
/ɪn ˈsɛn di ɛ ri /