phonetic
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/fəˈnetɪk/
🇬🇧
/fəˈnetɪk/
adjective
R
relating to the study of the sounds of speech
The phonetic symbols help us understand the pronunciation of words.
R
relating to the actual sounds of speech rather than the way words are spelled
The word 'through' is not phonetic because its pronunciation doesn't match its spelling.
R
relating to the sounds of speech
The study of phonetic helps us understand how languages are pronounced.
translation
relating to the study of the sounds of speech; relating to the actual sounds of speech rather than the way words are spelled; relating to the sounds of speech