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HENRY SWEET

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HENRY SWEET (noun)
  The noun HENRY SWEET has 1 sense:

1. English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)play

  Familiarity information: HENRY SWEET used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


HENRY SWEET (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Henry Sweet; Sweet

Instance hypernyms:

phonetician (a specialist in phonetics)


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