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phone

noun (PHONETIC UNIT)
 
 
/fəʊn/ US  /foʊn/

Definition

[C] phonetics a unit of sound at the phonetic level, used when studying speech
(Definition of phone noun (PHONETIC UNIT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)