phonetic
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ɪk, foʊ- adjective
1.
Also, pho·net·i·cal. of or pertaining to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols.
2.
corresponding to pronunciation: phonetic transcription.
3.
agreeing with pronunciation: phonetic spelling.
4.
concerning or involving the discrimination of nondistinctive elements of a language. In English, certain phonological features, as length and aspiration, are phonetic but not phonemic.
noun
5.
(in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character.
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Origin:
1820–30; < Neo-Latin phōnēticus < Greek phōnētikós vocal, equivalent to phōnēt(ós) to be spoken (verbid of phōneîn to speak) + -ikos -ic
1820–30; < Neo-Latin phōnēticus < Greek phōnētikós vocal, equivalent to phōnēt(ós) to be spoken (verbid of phōneîn to speak) + -ikos -ic
Related forms
pho·net·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·pho·net·ic, adjective
non·pho·net·i·cal, adjective
non·pho·net·i·cal·ly, adverb
un·pho·net·ic, adjective
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phonetic (fəˈnɛtɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to phonetics |
| 2. | Compare phonemic denoting any perceptible distinction between one speech sound and another, irrespective of whether the sounds are phonemes or allophones |
| 3. | conforming to pronunciation: phonetic spelling |
| [C19: from New Latin phōnēticus, from Greek phōnētikos, from phōnein to make sounds, speak] | |
| pho'netically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
phonetic
"representing vocal sounds," 1826, from Mod.L. phoneticus (1797), from Gk. phonetikos "vocal," from phonetos "to be spoken, utterable," verbal adj. of phonein "to speak clearly, utter," from phone "sound, voice" (see fame). Phonetics "scientific study of speech" formed in Eng. 1841.
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Medical Dictionary
phonetic pho·net·ic (fə-nět'ĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to phonetics.
Representing the sounds of speech with a set of distinct symbols, each designating a single sound.
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Example sentences
At the core of speech recognition lies the phoneme, which is the basic phonetic building block.
Not only that, but they represent the sound of laughter in almost exactly the same alphabetic or phonetic form.
Strictly, the scripts aren't phonetic, or even phonemic.
Phonetic scraps and prevailingly low dynamic levels were all that were needed to evoke a suitably tenebrous atmosphere.
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