Category:Phonetic

Pho*net"ic, a. Etym: [gr. phonétique. See ban a proclamation.]

1. Of or pertaining to the voice, or its use.

2. Representing sounds; as, phonetic characters; -- opposed to Ideographic; as, a phonetic notation. Phonetic spelling, spelling in Phonetic characters, each representing one sound only; -- contrasted With romanic spelling, or that by the use of the roman alphabet.