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phonography

pho·nog·ra·phy
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [foh-nog-ruh-fee]
    • /foʊˈnɒg rə fi/
    • /fəʊ.ˈnɒ.ɡrə.fɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [foh-nog-ruh-fee]
    • /foʊˈnɒg rə fi/

Definitions of phonography word

  • noun plural phonography phonetic spelling, writing, or shorthand. 1
  • noun plural phonography a system of phonetic shorthand, as that invented by Sir Isaac Pitman in 1837. 1
  • noun phonography a writing system that represents sounds by individual symbols 0
  • noun phonography the employment of such a writing system 0
  • noun phonography a written or printed representation of the sounds of speech; phonetic spelling or transcription 0
  • noun phonography any system of shorthand based on a phonetic transcription of speech; esp., the system invented by Pitman 0

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Origin of phonography

First appearance:

before 1695
One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1695-1705; phono- + -graphy

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Parts of speech for Phonography

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

phonography popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

phonography usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with phonography

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