PHONOTYPY
Etymology
Noun
phonotypy (usually uncountable, plural phonotypies)
(dated) A method of phonetic printing of the English language, in which nearly all the ordinary letters and many new forms are employed in order to indicate each elementary sound by a separate character.
Source: Wiktionary
Pho*not"y*py, n.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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