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A phoneme is one of the units of sound (or gesture in the case of sign languages, see chereme) that distinguish one word from another in particular language. by wiki
1. plementary distribution?

1.1 Yes. Are the sounds phonetically similar?
1.1.1 Yes. They are allophones of the same phoneme.
1.1.2 No. They belong to two separate phonemes.

1.2 No. Does substituting one soung for the other change meaning?
1.2.1 Yes. Refer to 1.1.2
1.2.2 No. They are in free variation.
phoneme by CTT350 December 16, 2016
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Phoneternet 

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one-armed phonehead

(n). Synonym for celluwhore. Has one arm glued to a phone to their ear, so it appears as if they are one armed.
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PhoneSells 

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Phonemando 

Similar to leaving the house with no underwear. Going phonemando is defined as leaving the house/car without your cell phone.
Dude my cell battery was dead, and I had to leave it at home in the charger. I hate going phonemando, I feel so naked
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phonelessness 

being without one's cellular device for an extended period of time
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