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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a letter that has two or more pronunciations;
- Example: "`c' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k' in `car' but like `s' in `cell'"
[syn: polyphone, polyphonic letter]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

polyphonic letter n 1: 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'" [syn: polyphone, polyphonic letter]