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Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun phalangium mean? There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun phalangium. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. phalangium has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
capitalized : a genus (the type of the family the Phalangiidae) of harvestmen The meaning of PHALANGIUM is a venomous spider.
Phalangium. Definitions of Phalangium. noun. type genus of the family Phalangiidae. synonyms: genus Phalangium. see more.
Pronunciation guide for American Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com. Learn how to pronounce words in English and get help with English pronunciation from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
- /Ɛː/ = /eə/
- /ɛ/ = /e/
- /a/ = /æ/
- /Əː/ = /ɜː/
- /Ʌɪ/ = /aɪ/
In GB English the diphthong /eə/ has gradually lost its diphthongal quality and is generally closer to a long mid-open front sound. A similar process is happening to /ɪə/ which may become /ɪː/ in time.
English /ɛ/ in BED can be represented as /e/ or /ɛ/, it is generally slightly more open than cardinal vowel [e] and slightly less open than cardinal vowel [ɛ].
The front open sound in BAD has gradually opened in standard pronunciation, making it closer to cardinal [a]. The symbol /æ/ has the disadvantage of appearing to be a diphthong to new learners of English.
In a chart with /ɛː/, it can be highly confusing for learners to also use symbol /ɜː/, though there is no difference in the sound.
Many speakers start the sounds /aɪ/ and /aʊ/ in different positions, so it can be confusing for learners to have the same symbol in both, using /ʌɪ/ resolves this.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun phalange. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
What does Phalangium mean? Proper usage and audio pronunciation of the word Phalangium. Information about Phalangium in the AudioEnglish.org dictionary, synonyms and antonyms.
