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PHONETICS
phonetics
(noun) the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysis
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
phonetics (uncountable)
(linguistics) The study of the physical sounds of human speech, concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception, and their representation by written symbols.
Anagrams
• Ctesiphon, sphenotic
Source: Wiktionary
Pho*net"ics, n.
1. The doctrine or science of sounds; especially those of the human voice; phonology.
2. The art of representing vocal sounds by signs and written characters.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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7 January 2025
UNINFORMATIVELY
(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”
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