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semiphonetic

semiphonetic adjective: of or relating to a developmental stage in which the language user has only a limited grasp of phonetic aspects.

Adjective

semiphonetic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a developmental stage in which the language user has only a limited grasp of phonetic aspects.

Origin of semiphonetic

From semi- + phonetic.

Questions about semiphonetic

What does semiphonetic mean?
Semiphonetic means of or relating to a developmental stage in which the language user has only a limited grasp of phonetic aspects.
What part of speech is semiphonetic?
Semiphonetic is an adjective.

Words near semiphonetic in the dictionary

  1. semipetrified
  2. semiphenomenological
  3. semiphilosophic
  4. semiphilosophical
  5. semiphlogisticated
  6. semiphonetic
  7. semiphonotypy
  8. semiphosphorescent
  9. semipinacol rearrangement
  10. semipinacol rearrangements
  11. semipiscine

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