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semiphonotypy

semiphonotypy noun: a form of phonotypy that preserves some of the non-phonetic spellings of English, for example in using sh and zh rather than ʃ and ʒ.

Noun

semiphonotypy (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A form of phonotypy that preserves some of the non-phonetic spellings of English, for example in using sh and zh rather than ʃ and ʒ.

Origin of semiphonotypy

From semi- + phonotypy.

Questions about semiphonotypy

What does semiphonotypy mean?
Semiphonotypy means a form of phonotypy that preserves some of the non-phonetic spellings of English, for example in using sh and zh rather than ʃ and ʒ.
What part of speech is semiphonotypy?
Semiphonotypy is a noun.

Words near semiphonotypy in the dictionary

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

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