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    PHONETIC ALPHABET

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speechplay

    Synonyms:

    phonetic alphabet; sound alphabet

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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

    alphabet (a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language)

    Meronyms (members of "phonetic alphabet"):

    phonetic symbol (a written character used in phonetic transcription of represent a particular speech sound)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "phonetic alphabet"):

    visible speech (a phonetic alphabet invented by Melville Bell in the 19th century)

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