phonetic

Definition of Phonetic in English :

see synonyms of phonetic

Adjective

1. phonetic, phonic

of or relating to speech sounds

Example Sentences:
'phonetic transcription'

phonic

2. phonetic

of or relating to the scientific study of speech sounds

Example Sentences:
'phonetic analysis'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Phonetic

see synonyms of phonetic

adjective

1.

of or relating to phonetics

2.

denoting any perceptible distinction between one speech sound and another, irrespective of whether the sounds are phonemes or allophones

Compare phonemic (sense 2)

3.

conforming to pronunciation

phonetic spelling

Phonetic

see synonyms of phonetic

adjective

1.

of speech sounds or the production or transcription of these

2.

of phonetics

3.

conforming to pronunciation

phonetic spelling

4.

of or involving the relatively small differences between related speech sounds, which can be perceived but do not change meaning

the differences between the sounds represented by p in “tip” and “pit” are phonetic, since substituting one for the other would not change the meanings of the two words

Phonetic

see synonyms of phonetic

adj.

1. Of or relating to phonetics.

2. Representing the sounds of speech with a set of distinct symbols, each designating a single sound: phonetic spelling.

3. Of, relating to, or being features of pronunciation that are not phonemically distinctive in a language, as aspiration of consonants or vowel length in English.

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