PHONETICALLY

phonetically

(adverb) by phonetics; “phonetically realized”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

phonetically (comparative more phonetically, superlative most phonetically)

In the way it sounds, particularly: written to describe the sound rather than the dictionary spelling.

Source: Wiktionary


Pho*net"ic*al*ly, adv.

Definition: In a phonetic manner.

PHONETIC

Pho*net"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. phonétique. See Ban a proclamation.]

1. Of or pertaining to the voice, or its use.

2. Representing sounds; as, phonetic characters; -- opposed to ideographic; as, a phonetic notation. Phonetic spelling, spelling in phonetic characters, each representing one sound only; -- contrasted with Romanic spelling, or that by the use of the Roman alphabet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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