PHONOTACTIC Definition & Meaning

phonotactic

[ foh-nuh-tak-tik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

Linguistics.

of or relating to phonotactics:
Phonotactic constraints in English prevent the occurrence of the consonant clusters (sr) and (dl) at the beginning of words.

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First recorded in 1955–60; phono- + tactic

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