Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Speech Sound.
Speech Sound - as a noun
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
Synonyms (Exact Relations)
phone10sound6Hypernyms (Closely Related)
language unitlinguistic unitHyponyms (Broadly Related)
Example Sentences
"A phoneme is a speech sound that distinguishes one word from another."
"Children learn speech sounds by imitating the sounds they hear."
"Some speech sounds are produced with the vocal cords vibrating."
"Speech therapists help individuals with speech sound disorders."
"The English language has many different speech sounds."
