phonotypy

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phonotypy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Phonotypy \Pho*not"y*py\, n.
     A method of phonetic printing of the English language, as
     devised by Mr. Pitman, in which nearly all the ordinary
     letters and many new forms are employed in order to indicate
     each elementary sound by a separate character.
     [1913 Webster]