| phonetic | 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. Origin: Gr, fr. A sound, tone; akin to Gr. To speak: cf. F. Phonetique. See Ban a proclamation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| phonetics | 1. <study> The doctrine or science of sounds; especially those of the human voice; phonology. 2. The art of representing vocal sounds by signs and written characters. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |