English Dictionary

allophone

/ˈaləˌfəʊn/

noun

(phonology) Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme. / (Canada) A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French nor an Indigenous language of Canada.

An allophone is a variant form of a phoneme.

意味（1）

(phonology) Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.

[ʋ] is occasionally considered to be an allophone of /v/

意味（2）

(Canada) A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French nor an Indigenous language of Canada.

意味（3）

A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.