PHONETIC SYMBOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does phonetic symbol mean? 

• PHONETIC SYMBOL (noun)
  The noun PHONETIC SYMBOL has 1 sense:

1. a written character used in phonetic transcription of represent a particular speech sound

  Familiarity information: PHONETIC SYMBOL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHONETIC SYMBOL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A written character used in phonetic transcription of represent a particular speech sound

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("phonetic symbol" is a kind of...):

character; graph; grapheme; graphic symbol (a written symbol that is used to represent speech)

Holonyms ("phonetic symbol" is a part of...):

phonetic transcription (a transcription intended to represent each distinct speech sound with a separate symbol)

Holonyms ("phonetic symbol" is a member of...):

phonetic alphabet; sound alphabet (an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech)