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PHONETIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the scientific study of speech sounds

Example:

phonetic analysis

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

phonetics (the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis)

Derivation:

phone ((phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language)

phonetics (the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to speech sounds

Example:

phonetic transcription

Synonyms:

phonetic; phonic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

phone ((phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language)

Derivation:

phone ((phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language)

phonetics (the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis)

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