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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. pertaining to the phonic method of teaching reading;

2. relating to speech;

3. of or relating to speech sounds;
- Example: "phonetic transcription"
[syn: phonetic, phonic]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Phonic \Phon"ic\ (f[o^]n"[i^]k; 277), a. [Gr. fwnh` sound: cf. F. phonique.] Of or pertaining to sound; of the nature of sound; acoustic. --Tyndall. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

phonic adj 1: pertaining to the phonic method of teaching reading 2: relating to speech 3: of or relating to speech sounds; "phonetic transcription" [syn: phonetic, phonic]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

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