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pho·net·ics

phonetics

 
pronunciation:
f ne tihks
features:
Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: plural noun
definition: (used with a sing. verb) the study of the production, perception, transcription, and classification of speech sounds.
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)phonetics auditory, cutting-edge, etymological, experimental, inc, passable, two-way
verb + (n.)phonetics confine, exaggerate, represent, study, teach, telephone
noun + (n.)phonetics Help cockney, coincidence, etymology, grasp, linguistics, phonemics, sound, verse, vowel
Word Parts  About this feature
The word phonetics contains the following parts:
-ics Greek noun-forming suffix that means science, study, or practice of; properties of; practices pertaining to
synonyms:
-logy, -ology