Plural form of allophone; multiple variant sounds belonging to the same phoneme.
Simple plural of 'allophone,' formed with the regular English '-s' ending.
English speakers confidently handle dozens of allophones every day without realizing it—the different ways you can say 'k' in 'key,' 'cat,' and 'cool' are all allophones of the same phoneme.
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