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phonetic symbol

phonetic symbol noun: a written symbol used systematically for denoting a phoneme or any other phonetic quality in utterance.

Noun

phonetic symbol (plural phonetic symbols)

  1. A written symbol used systematically for denoting a phoneme or any other phonetic quality in utterance.

Forms of phonetic symbol

pluralphonetic symbols

Questions about phonetic symbol

What does phonetic symbol mean?
Phonetic symbol means a written symbol used systematically for denoting a phoneme or any other phonetic quality in utterance.
What part of speech is phonetic symbol?
Phonetic symbol is a noun.
What is the plural of phonetic symbol?
The plural of phonetic symbol is phonetic symbols.

Words near phonetic symbol in the dictionary

  1. phonetic erosion
  2. phonetic name
  3. phonetic names
  4. phonetic spelling alphabet
  5. phonetic spelling alphabets
  6. phonetic symbol
  7. phonetic symbolism
  8. phonetic symbolisms
  9. phonetic symbols
  10. phonetical
  11. phonetically

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