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phonetic - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'phonetic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Phonetic [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to the voice, or its use.
- Representing sounds; as, phonetic characters; -- opposed to ideographic; as, a phonetic notation.

Meaning of 'phonetic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . phonetic [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to the scientific study of speech sounds
Example in sentence:
  • phonetic analysis
Meaning (2):
- of or relating to speech sounds
Example in sentence:
  • phonetic transcription