A predictable pattern of allophone distribution in a language is referred to as conditioned variation. Another technical term for this is
A)complementary variation.
B)complementary distribution.
C)contrastive distribution.
D)technical distribution.

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Complementary distribution refers to the situation where allophones are used in non-overlapping, context-specific situations, which is essentially a predictable pattern of variation within a language.

A Predictable Pattern of Allophone Distribution in a Language Is