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phonetic

/fəˈnetɪk/adjective

उच्चारण फ़नेटिक

ध्वन्यात्मक (ध्वनि-चिह्नों वाला)

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adjective
  1. 1

    [usually before noun]

    using special symbols to represent each different speech sound

    ध्वन्यात्मक (ध्वनि-चिह्नों वाला)

    • the International Phonetic Alphabet
    • The dictionary gives a phonetic transcription of every word.
  2. 2

    (of a spelling system) closely matching the sounds that are spoken

    उच्चारण के अनुसार लिखा जाने वाला

    • Hindi spelling is largely phonetic, but English spelling is not.
  3. 3

    [only before noun]

    connected with the sounds of human speech

    स्वर-विज्ञान संबंधी, ध्वनि संबंधी

    • phonetic features of Indian English
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