IPA

abbr. International Phonetic Alphabet (or Association).

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I. \\ˌī(ˌ)pēˈā\ noun (-s)

Etymology: International Phonetic Alphabet

: an alphabet designed to represent each human speech sound with a unique symbol

II. abbreviation

1. including particular average

2. intermediate power amplifier

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1. See International Phonetic Alphabet.

2. International Phonetic Association.

3. International Press Association.

Also, I.P.A.

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abbrev

1. India Pale Ale

2. Institute of Practitioners in Advertising

3. International Phonetic Alphabet

4. International Phonetic Association

5. International Publishers' Association

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IPA UK [ˌaɪ piː ˈeɪ] US [ˌaɪ pi ˈeɪ] noun [uncountable] linguistics

International Phonetic Alphabet: a system of symbols used for representing speech sounds http://www.macmillandictionary.com/med2cd/weblinks/ipa.htm

Thesaurus: terms in phonetics_hyponym specific writing systems_hyponym general grammatical and linguistic terms_hyponym

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IPA (no periods) or I.P.,

1. International Phonetic Alphabet.

2. International Phonetic Association.

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abbr.

■ India pale ale, a type of light-colored beer similar to bitter

Origin:

said to have been brewed originally for the British colonies

■ International Phonetic Alphabet

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/ˌaıˌpiːˈeı/ noun [noncount]

: a system of symbols that represent all of the sounds made in speech

◇ IPA is an abbreviation of “International Phonetic Alphabet.”

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IPA [IPA] [ˌaɪ piː ˈeɪ] [ˌaɪ piː ˈeɪ] abbreviation

International Phonetic Alphabet (an alphabet that is used to show the pronunciation of words in any language)