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phonetic

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Phonetic  \Pho*net"ic\,  a.  [Gr.  ?,  fr  ?  a  sound,  tone;  akin  to 
  Gr  ?  to  speak:  cf  F.  phon['e]tique.  See  {Ban}  a 
  proclamation.] 
  1.  Of  or  pertaining  to  the  voice,  or  its  use 
 
  2.  Representing  sounds;  as  phonetic  characters;  --  opposed 
  to  {ideographic};  as  a  phonetic  notation. 
 
  {Phonetic  spelling},  spelling  in  phonetic  characters,  each 
  representing  one  sound  only;  --  contrasted  with  Romanic 
  spelling,  or  that  by  the  use  of  the  Roman  alphabet. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  phonetic 
  adj  1:  of  or  relating  to  speech  sounds;  "phonetic  transcription" 
  2:  of  or  relating  to  the  scientific  study  of  speech  sounds; 
  "phonetic  analysis"




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