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 The Sounds Phonetics Noun Speech Study Language Pho·Net·Ics

Title phonetics
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
pho·net·ics
 \\fə-ˈne-tiks\\ noun plural but singular in construction
 DATE  1836
1. the system of speech sounds of a language or group of languages
2.
  a. the study and systematic classification of the sounds made in spoken utterance
  b. the practical application of this science to language study
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
phonetics
phon·et·ics fE5netiks / noun[U]
   the study of speech sounds and how they are produced
   语音学
 phon·et·ician 7fEunE5tiFn7fCn-NAmE 7foun-7fB:n- / noun
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
pho·net·ics
\fōˈned.]iks, fəˈ-, -et], ]ēks\ noun plural but singular in construction
1. 
 a. : the study and systematic classification of the sounds made in spoken utterance as they are produced by the organs of speech and as they register on the ear and on instruments
 b. : the practical application of this science to the understanding and speaking of languages
2. : the system of speech sounds of a language or group of languages
 < reads Portuguese with some ease but finds its phonetics difficult >
3. : a written representation other than conventional spelling
 thru is pretty fair phonetics >

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