phonestheme

English

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Etymology

From phonesthesia +‎ -eme.

Noun

phonestheme (plural phonesthemes)

  1. (linguistics) A sound that, because it appears in a number of words of similar meaning, has a recognizable semantic association.

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References

  • OED 2006 (online)
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