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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024In•terˈna•tion•al Phoˈnet•ic ˈAl•pha•bet, n. [proper noun* the + ~]- Phoneticsa set of symbols created by the International Phonetic Association to provide a consistent system for writing down the speech sounds of any language. Abbr.: IPA
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Interna′tional Phonet′ic Al′phabet, - Phoneticsthe set of symbols and modifiers designed, principally on the basis of articulatory considerations, to provide a consistent and universally understood system for transcribing the speech sounds of any language: devised by the International Phonetic Association. Abbr.: IPA, I.P.A. See table under phonetic alphabet.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: International Phonetic Alphabet n - a series of signs and letters propagated by the Association Phonétique Internationale for the representation of human speech sounds. It is based on the Roman alphabet but supplemented by modified signs or symbols from other writing systems, and is usually employed in its revised form of 1951
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