adverb
- in a way that relates to or involves phonemes (the smallest units of sound that distinguish meaning in a language)
Usage: linguistics
Examples
- The two words are phonemically distinct despite their similar spelling.
- Children learn to segment words phonemically before they can read fluently.
- The linguist analyzed the data phonemically to identify sound patterns.
- These dialects differ phonemically in their vowel systems.
- The speech therapist worked with the student to process sounds phonemically.
- Phonemically, these languages share several common features.