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<p>A <b>phoneme</b>  is a set of similar <a href="page.php?w=Phone_%28phonetics%29">speech sounds</a> that are perceptually regarded by the speakers of a language as a single basic sound&mdash;the smallest possible <a href="page.php?w=Phonetics">phonetic</a> unit&mdash;that helps distinguish one <a href="page.php?w=word">word</a> from another. All languages contain phonemes (or the spatial-gestural equivalent in <a href="page.php?w=sign_language">sign language</a>s), and all spoken languages include both <a href="page.php?w=consonant">consonant</a> and</p><p>
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