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Definition of phonotactics noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

phonotactics

noun

/ˌfəʊnəˈtæktɪks/

/ˌfəʊnəˈtæktɪks/

[uncountable] (linguistics)

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the study of the rules for the position of phonemes in a language

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