† hetericadj.
/ˈhɛtərɪk/ Obsolete.
Applied by some phonetists to non-phonetic spelling, in which different symbols are used for the same sound, and different sounds expressed by the same symbol, as in current English.
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heteric1849
1849 Fraser's Mag. 40 418 This they call Phonetic spelling; the old system is branded as the Heteric.
Derivatives
heterically adv.
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heterically1849
1849 Fraser's Mag. 40 424 Does Mr. Ellis intend that people should begin by writing one word in a thousand phonetically, and the rest heterically?
hetericism n.
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hetericism1848
1848 A. J. Ellis Plea Phonetic Spelling (ed. 2) Hetericism is a bar to eduction.
1849 Fraser's Mag. 40 419 Mr. Ellis is particularly severe on such a piece of hetericism.
hetericist n.
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hetericist1849
1849 Fraser's Mag. 40 423 The hetericist still faithful to his allegiance.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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