polyphone

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Noun polyphone has 1 sense

polyphone, polyphonic letter - a letter that has two or more pronunciations; "`c' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k' in `car' but like `s' in `cell'"
--₁ is a kind of letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character

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Polyphone

Definition: A word that has multiple pronunciations or vocal sounds.

Sense 1: (Noun) A word with two or more phonetic variations.

Example sentence: The word "wind" is a polyphone since it can be pronounced as either /wɪnd/ (referring to air movement) or /wʌɪnd/ (referring to the act of turning).

Sense 2: (Noun) A musical instrument that can produce several different tones simultaneously.

Example sentence: The electronic synthesizer is a popular polyphone used by many musicians to create rich and complex sounds.

Sense 3: (Adjective) Referring to an individual capable of speaking or understanding multiple languages.

Example sentence: As a polyphone, Emma effortlessly converses in English, Spanish, and French.

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