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Vinony

phonetics

noun

  1. branch of linguistics that comprises the study of the sounds of human speech
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /fəˈnɛt.ɪks/ / [fəˈnɛʔəks] / [fəˈnɛhəks]

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English phonetic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English phonetics From phonetic + -s.

  1. The study of the physical sounds of human speech, concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception, and their representation by written symbols.

    “This dictionary shows the phonetics of the words.”