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phonetic

pho·ne·tic

UK/fəˈnɛt.ɪk/ US/fəˈnɛɾ.ɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to speech sounds

  • “phonetic transcription”
Synonyms
2.

of or relating to the scientific study of speech sounds

  • “phonetic analysis”

Origin

Borrowed from Latin phōnēticus, from Ancient Greek φωνητῐκός (phōnētĭkós). By surface analysis, phone + -etic.

Phrases

  • international phonetic alphabet
  • NATO phonetic alphabet
  • phonetic alphabet
  • phonetic determinative
  • phonetic erosion
  • phonetic name
  • phonetic spelling alphabet
  • phonetic symbol

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