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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

pho•no•tac•tic adj. [Ling.]

Phoneticsof or pertaining to phonotactics:Phonotactic constraints in English prevent the occurrence of the consonant clusters(sr) and (dl) at the beginning of words.

phono- + tactic 1955–60

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