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- [fuh-net-iks, foh-]
- /fəˈnɛt ɪks, foʊ-/
- /fəˈnet.ɪks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fuh-net-iks, foh-]
- /fəˈnɛt ɪks, foʊ-/
Definitions of phonetics word
- noun phonetics (in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character. 1
- adjective phonetics Also, phonetical. of or relating to speech sounds, their production, or their transcription in written symbols. 1
- adjective phonetics corresponding to pronunciation: phonetic transcription. 1
- adjective phonetics agreeing with pronunciation: phonetic spelling. 1
- adjective phonetics 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. 1
- uncountable noun phonetics In linguistics, phonetics is the study of speech sounds. 0
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Origin of phonetics
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; See origin at phonetic, -ics
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Parts of speech for Phonetics
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
phonetics popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
phonetics usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for phonetics
noun phonetics
- orthoepy — the study of correct pronunciation.
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