phonetic symbol
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phonetic symbol
n. written character used in phonetic transcription representing a specific sound of speech

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Phonetic alphabet
Phonetic alphabet can mean:
  • phonetic transcription system: a system for transcribing the precise sounds of human speech into writing.
  • phonemic orthography: for representing the sounds of a particular language with a one-symbol-per-sound correspondence
  • spelling alphabet: a set of words used instead of alphabetic letters in radio communication; each word stands for its initial letter
    • ICAO spelling alphabet: the most widespread such set (Alfa, Bravo, Charlie,...)
    • : lists other spelling alphabets

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phonetic symbol

Noun
1. a written character used in phonetic transcription of represent a particular speech sound
(hypernym) character, grapheme, graphic symbol
(member-holonym) phonetic alphabet, sound alphabet
(part-holonym) phonetic transcription



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