phonetic alphabet
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English
Noun
phonetic alphabet (plural phonetic alphabets)
- A writing system used to unambiguously transcribe the sounds of human speech.
- International Phonetic Alphabet
- A spelling alphabet: a set of code words used to substitute the names of the letters of the alphabet, usually for clarity of communication when spelling out words.
- Synonyms: spelling alphabet, radio alphabet
- NATO phonetic alphabet
Derived terms
Translations
writing system
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spelling alphabet — see spelling alphabet
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Further reading
phonetic alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
