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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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phonetic — [fō net′ik, fənet′ik] adj. [ModL phoneticus < Gr phōnētikos < phōnētos, to be spoken < phōnein, to speak < phōnē, a sound: see PHONO ] 1. of speech sounds or the production or transcription of these 2. of phonetics 3. conforming to… … English World dictionary
phonetic — ► ADJECTIVE Phonetics 1) of or relating to speech sounds. 2) (of a system of writing) having a direct correspondence between symbols and sounds. DERIVATIVES phonetically adverb. ORIGIN Greek ph n tikos, from ph nein speak … English terms dictionary
phonetic — phonetically, adv. /feuh net ik, foh /, adj. 1. Also, phonetical. of or pertaining to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols. 2. corresponding to pronunciation: phonetic transcription. 3. agreeing with… … Universalium
phonetic — pho•net•ic [[t]fəˈnɛt ɪk, foʊ [/t]] adj. 1) ling. phn of or pertaining to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols 2) ling. phn representing speech sounds: phonetic transcription[/ex] 3) ling. phn agreeing with… … From formal English to slang
phonetic — pho|net|ic [fəˈnetık] adj technical [Date: 1800 1900; : Modern Latin; Origin: phoneticus, from Greek, from phone; PHON ] 1.) relating to the sounds of human speech 2.) using special signs, often different from ordinary letters, to represent the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
phonetic — pho|net|ic [ fə netık ] adjective LINGUISTICS 1. ) relating to the sounds used in speech a ) using special symbols as a way of showing speech sounds in writing: the phonetic alphabet phonetic representations 2. ) relating to the science of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
phonetic — adjective technical 1 related to the sounds of human speech 2 using special signs, often different from ordinary letters, to represent the sounds of speech: a phonetic alphabet | phonetic symbols … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
phonetic — UK [fəˈnetɪk] / US adjective linguistics 1) a) relating to the sounds used in speech b) using special symbols as a way of showing speech sounds in writing the phonetic alphabet phonetic representations 2) relating to the science of phonetics… … English dictionary
phonetic — adj. Phonetic is used with these nouns: ↑alphabet, ↑script, ↑spelling, ↑symbol … Collocations dictionary
