phonetic spelling

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phonetic spelling - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Phonetic \Pho*net"ic\ (f[-o]*n[e^]t"[i^]k), a. [Gr. fwnhtiko`s,
     fr. fwnh` a sound, tone; akin to Gr. fa`nai to speak: cf. F.
     phon['e]tique. See Ban a proclamation.]
     1. Of or pertaining to the voice, or its use.
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     2. Representing sounds; as, phonetic characters; -- opposed
        to ideographic; as, a phonetic notation.
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     Phonetic spelling, spelling in phonetic characters, each
        representing one sound only; -- contrasted with Romanic  spelling
        , or that by the use of the Roman alphabet.
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