1. not relating to or involving phonemes; not distinguishing meaning in a language
Usage: linguistics

Examples

• The slight variation in pronunciation was nonphonemic and didn’t change the word’s meaning.
• Nonphonemic differences between sounds are often ignored by native speakers.
• The linguist studied nonphonemic variations in regional dialects.
• These nonphonemic features don’t affect comprehension.
• The teacher explained that nonphonemic sounds are predictable variants.
• Nonphonemic alternations follow regular phonological rules.