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phonetic alphabet

phonetic alphabet noun: a writing system used to unambiguously transcribe the sounds of human speech.

Noun

phonetic alphabet (plural phonetic alphabets)

  1. A writing system used to unambiguously transcribe the sounds of human speech.
    • International Phonetic Alphabet
  2. A spelling alphabet: a set of code words used to substitute the names of the letters of the alphabet, usually for clarity of communication when spelling out words.
    • NATO phonetic alphabet

phonetic alphabet meaning in Tamil

phonetic alphabet in Tamil

ஒலி நெடுங்கணக்கு, ஒலியெழுத்து

Synonyms of phonetic alphabet

Forms of phonetic alphabet

pluralphonetic alphabets

Words formed from phonetic alphabet

Questions about phonetic alphabet

What does phonetic alphabet mean?
Phonetic alphabet means a writing system used to unambiguously transcribe the sounds of human speech.
What is phonetic alphabet in Tamil?
Phonetic alphabet in Tamil is ஒலி நெடுங்கணக்கு, ஒலியெழுத்து. See Phonetic alphabet meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phonetic alphabet?
Phonetic alphabet is a noun.
What is the plural of phonetic alphabet?
The plural of phonetic alphabet is phonetic alphabets.

Words near phonetic alphabet in the dictionary

  1. phonesthesia
  2. phonesthetic
  3. phonesthetics
  4. phonet.
  5. phonetic
  6. phonetic alphabet
  7. phonetic alphabets
  8. phonetic determinative
  9. phonetic determinatives
  10. phonetic erosion
  11. phonetic name

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Adapted from Wiktionary: phonetic alphabet (page history and authors); phonetic alphabet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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