D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Phonology

/fən-äl'-əj-ēˌ/ · Pho·nol·o·gy · IPA /fəˈnɑləd͡ʒi/
01 n. The science or doctrine of the elementary sounds uttered by the human voice in speech, including the various distinctions, modifications, a…
  1. 1.
    The science or doctrine of the elementary sounds uttered by the human voice in speech, including the various distinctions, modifications, and combinations of tones; phonetics. Also, a treatise on sounds.