pho|net|ic

pho|net|ic
pho|net|ic «foh NEHT ihk, fuh-», adjective.
1. of or having to do with sounds made with the voice. Phonetic exercises are drills in pronunciation.
2. a) representing sounds made with the voice; indicating pronunciation. Phonetic symbols are used to show pronunciation. We use ō as the phonetic symbol of o in photo. b) of or having to do with phonetics; having each sound represented by one letter and each letter represent one sound.
[< New Latin phoneticus < Greek phōnētikós vocal < phōnētós utterable < phōneîn to speak < phōn a sound]

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