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phonetic

adjective

/fəˈnɛtɪk/

Meaning

relating to the sounds of speech or pronunciation

The teacher taught the students the phonetic spelling of difficult words.

pronunciation, speech sounds, articulatory, phonemic

written, nonverbal

phonetic alphabet, phonetic transcription, phonetic symbols

Based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed; traditional, standard, customary.

wise; showing good judgment; intelligent; perceptive

Not likely to offend or provoke; harmless.

relating to a style of fiction depicting the adventures of a roguish hero

being the best or most extreme example of its kind; final; last

tending to resist or oppose; in physics, relating to electrical resistance