Associations to the word «Archiphoneme»

Wiktionary

ARCHIPHONEME, noun. (linguistics) (phonology) A unit representing two or more underlying phonemes, where the distinction between them has been neutralized under certain conditions.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.