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Definition of Phonetic alphabet

1. Noun. An alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech.

Definition of Phonetic alphabet

1. Noun. A writing system used for transcribing the sounds of human speech into writing. ¹

2. Noun. A list of standard words used to identify letters. ¹

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Literary usage of Phonetic alphabet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"In the phonetic alphabet of Ellis and Pitman, as at first constructed, ... In a phonetic alphabet the signs must always, in whatever position, ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1890)
"It was from these same Sauk and Fox Indians that I first heard of a phonetic alphabet existing among them and used by them to write their own language. ..."

3. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines edited by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"In the phonetic alphabet of Ellis and Pitman, as at first constructed, ... In a phonetic alphabet the signs must always, in whatever position, ..."

4. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"... it is to be feared, the 'reformed' phonetic alphabet will meet with comparatively few supporters. But the full advantages of the phonetic principle are ..."

5. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1890)
"It was from these same Sauk and Fox Indians that I first heard of a phonetic alphabet existing among them and used by them to write their own language. ..."

6. Library of Universal Knowledge: A Reprint of the Last (1880) Edinburgh and (1881)
"The first requisite for the construction of a phonetic alphabet is an exact knowledge of elementary sounds, that every element may be provided with its ..."

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