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Word: phonetic (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • linguistics Relating to phones (as opposed to phonemes)
  • Relating to the sounds of spoken language.

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Noun:

  • linguistics In such logographic writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a character (if any) that provides an indication of its pronunciation; ''contrasted with'' radical.

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