phonetic symbol

Noun

Meaning

a written character used in phonetic transcription of represent a particular speech sound

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

rune character writing cuneiform device sign radical phonetic cipher shorthand wedge hieroglyphic graph syllabic determinative
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Hypernyms

character graph grapheme graphic symbol

Examples

Jespersen suggested that it might be possible instead of the digraph SH to use the phonetic symbol ʃ. For more details, see the Pronunciation Guide of the Novial Wikibook. Source: Internet

Page 52-53: "It was possible to establish a one-to-one relationship with Basic English so that one phonetic symbol was equivalent to an entire word". Source: Internet

When this word is written, the 'house' hieroglyph is used as a phonetic symbol: pr:r-D54 Here the 'house' glyph stands for the consonants pr. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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