"phonetic" meaning in English

See phonetic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /fəˈnɛtɪk/ [UK], /fəˈnɛtɪk/ [US] Audio: en-us-phonetic.ogg [US] Forms: phonetic [positive], more phonetic [comparative], most phonetic [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A phonetic alphabet, system, difference, etc. relates to the basic language sounds (or movements, in the case of sign language).
    Sense id: simple-phonetic-en-adj-WkUdPmCN
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        {
          "text": "If you're learning a number of languages, it's useful to learn the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)."
        },
        {
          "text": "There is a phonetic similarity between sounds like [s] and [z]."
        },
        {
          "text": "The phonetic transcription of \"phonetic\" is [fəˈnɛɾɪk]."
        }
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fəˈnɛtɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-phonetic.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "text": "If you're learning a number of languages, it's useful to learn the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)."
        },
        {
          "text": "There is a phonetic similarity between sounds like [s] and [z]."
        },
        {
          "text": "The phonetic transcription of \"phonetic\" is [fəˈnɛɾɪk]."
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    }
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      "ipa": "/fəˈnɛtɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
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      "ipa": "/fəˈnɛtɪk/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-phonetic.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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