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Segment (linguistics)
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Distinct unit of speech
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In linguistics, a segment is "any discrete unit that can be identified, either physically or auditorily, in the stream of speech". The term is most used in phonetics and phonology to refer to the smallest elements in a language, and this usage can be synonymous with the term phone.

Subclass of
Phone (phonetics)
linguistic unit
Different from
segment of a television episode
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