phonetic
IPA: fʌnˈɛtɪk
noun
- (linguistics) In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with semantic (which is usually the radical).
adjective
- Relating to the sounds of spoken language.
- (linguistics) Relating to phones (as opposed to phonemes).
- Relating to the spoken rather than written form of a word or name, as opposed to orthographic.
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Examples of "phonetic" in Sentences
- The appendage is perhaps phonetic.
- The term is more common in phonetics.
- The short vowel has the phonetic value.
- I can add the phonetics at the same time.
- The IPA symbols in the cells are phonetic.
- Phonetics are how the sounds make up the word.
- In phonetics, 'enunciation' is the act of speaking.
- I disagree with the removal of the phonetics section.
- In phonetics, the smallest perceptible segment is a phone.
- Most of the differences are seen in phonetics and phonology.
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