phonetic
/fəˈnɛtɪk/
noun
- 1
In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with semantic (which is usually the radical).
adjective
- 1
Relating to the sounds of spoken language.
- 2
Relating to phones (as opposed to phonemes)
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