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A(an) ________ is a basic sound unit of a given language.

A) syllable
B) morpheme
C) phoneme
D) syntactic unit

Phoneme

The smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another, playing a critical role in phonetics and linguistics.

Basic Sound Unit

The smallest unit of sound in a language that can convey a distinct meaning, for example, a phoneme.

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