phonetic
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- adjective
- /fəˈnɛtɪk/
- Specialized
:
fonético
- To pronounce the lyrics correctly, teachers can use the International Phonetic Alphabet symbols (IPA).
- phonetic transcription
- phonetic inventory
- phonetic symbols
Examples
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You'll find the room labelled with phonetic translations.
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Students' responses were recorded as correct when they provided the correct phonetic sound to individual letters.
Academic text (2002) -
These signs have phonetic value only.
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Results: A strong relationship between phonetic measures and language performance was found.
Academic text (2012) -
I believe I have isolated several root phonetic units.
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What is the phonetic alphabet word for Q?
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All right, relay it to us in the phonetic alphabet.
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Tone production technique can be taught based on the phonetic elements of the repertoire's vocal text.
Academic text (2003) -
Recorded here are the phonetic pronunciations of those passages.
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To pronounce the lyrics correctly, teachers can use the phonetic alphabet symbols (IPA).
Synonyms
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About speech sounds and how people make them
Compounds
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A set of symbols that each show one speech sound and how words are said
- Specialized
A feature of speech sounds showing how they are made and how they sound, like voicing or pitch
How Pictorial
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Surface Forms
Morphology
phonetic = phon (semi-transparent) = phon + etic
The adjective is formed from the combining form 'phon-' (meaning 'sound') plus the academic suffix '-etic', but 'phon-' is not a common standalone English word and '-etic' is a learned suffix, so many learners may not fully recognise the parts.
Etymology
The word phonetic comes from the old Greek root phon- meaning 'sound' or 'voice'. You can see the same root in telephone and microphone, so phonetic is about the real sounds of speech and how we write or study them.