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Definition

The allophone of a phoneme that is used when none of the change-inducing conditions are fulfilled. Of a set of allophones, it is generally least limited in where it can occur; also termed the elsewhere allophone.

Source: Language Files, eleventh edition, edited by Vedrana Mihalicek and Christin Wilson