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| phonetics |
(used with a sing. verb) the study of the production, perception, transcription, and classification of speech sounds. |
| phonography |
the practice of transcribing speech sounds into symbols; phonetic spelling, writing, or transcription. [2 definitions] |
| pronunciation |
a phonetic transcription showing how to pronounce a word, syllable, or other combination of letters. [1/4 definitions] |
| retrovirus |
any of a group of related RNA viruses, such as those that cause leukemia and AIDS, in which a reversal of genetic transcription occurs, from RNA to DNA rather than from DNA to RNA. |
| Rosetta stone |
anything that serves as a key to transcription, translation, or some previously indecipherable mystery. [1/2 definitions] |
| transcriptase |
an enzyme that is involved in the formation of RNA from DNA during transcription. |
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