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PHONETIC
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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)