phonemicity

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English

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Etymology

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From phonemic +‎ -ity.

Noun

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phonemicity (uncountable)

  1. (linguistics) The state or quality of being phonemic.
    Synonym: phonemicness
    Some people doubt the phonemicity of the English sound [ŋ], as in "singing".
    Spanish orthography has high phonemicity: it corresponds precisely and consistently with the sounds of the phonemes.