Phonetic

  • 11phonetic — adj. Phonetic is used with these nouns: ↑alphabet, ↑script, ↑spelling, ↑symbol …

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  • 12phonetic — Synonyms and related words: accented, alveolar, apical, apico alveolar, apico dental, arrowhead, articulated, assimilated, back, barytone, bilabial, broad, cacuminal, central, cerebral, character, checked, close, consonant, consonantal,… …

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  • 13phonetic — pho·net·ic || fÉ™ netɪk adj. pertaining to the phonetic system of a particular language; of phonetics, of the study of speech sounds (Linguistics) …

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  • 14phonetic — [fəˈnetɪk] adj linguistics relating to the sounds used in speech, or using special symbols to show speech sounds the phonetic alphabet[/ex] phonetically [fəˈnetɪkli] adv …

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  • 15phonetic — /fəˈnɛtɪk / (say fuh netik) adjective 1. of or relating to speech sounds and their production. 2. agreeing with or corresponding to pronunciation: phonetic transcription. Also, phonetical. {New Latin phoneticus, from Greek phōnētikos}… …

  • 16phonetic —   a. pertaining to or showing speech sound.    ♦ phonetics, n. study of vocal sounds and their representation; the speech sounds of a language collectively.    ♦ phonetician,    ♦ phoneticist,    ♦ phonetist, n.    ♦ phoneticize, v.t. spell in… …

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  • 17Phonetic transcription — (or phonetic notation) is the visual representation of speech sounds (or phones). The most common type of phonetic transcription uses a phonetic alphabet, e.g., the International Phonetic Alphabet. Contents 1 Phonetic transcription versus… …

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  • 18Phonetic reversal — is the process of reversing the phonemes of a word or phrase. When the reversal is identical to the original, the word or phrase is called a phonetic palindrome. Phonetic reversal is not entirely identical to backmasking, which is specifically… …

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  • 19Phonetic representation — Phonetic representation, or more commonly phonetic transcription is the representation of speech sounds using symbols in phonetic alphabet such as IPA, X SAMPA, Kirshenbaum for linguistic studies (especially phonetics, phonology and speech… …

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  • 20Phonetic spelling — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Representing sounds; as, phonetic characters; opposed to …

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