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Phonetic representation or spelling.
Phonetic representation; reduction to a phonetic system of writing or spelling; = phoneticism, n.
(a) the distinctive name of a system of phonetic notation devised by A. Melville Bell, consisting of characters or symbols intended to represent the…
Any of various phonetic writing systems; esp. one invented by Charles Barbier (1767–1841) employing combinations of raised dots representing…