Phonology (noun)
fon-ol-o-gee
the study of the distribution and patterning of speech sounds in a language and of the tacit rules governing pronunciation.
First recorded in 1790–1800; phono- + -logy
Example sentences
“He was chosen for the job learning about dialects because he’d studied phonology.”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
