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phonic

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Physics, Linguistics
phon·ic /ˈfɒnɪk, ˈfəʊ- $ ˈfɑː, ˈfoʊ-/ adjective technical  1. TCBHPrelating to sound 声音的2. SLrelating to speech sounds 语音的
Examples from the Corpus
phonicClassify as a phonic alternative, but this is tentative.Since it is a reasonable phonic alternative, this suggests that the error is one of visualisation.I imagine a phonic conspiracy between the world's languages.If not, it's a bad phonic error.I label these additional graphemes phonic indicators.This is also true in connection with spelling, and so phonic knowledge remains an essential element in the language learning programme.
phon·ic adjectiveChineseSyllable
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phonic
phonic /ˈfɒnɪk, ˈfəʊ- $ ˈfɑː, ˈfoʊ-/ adjective technical
1. relating to sound
2. relating to speech sounds


phon·icBrE /ˈfɒnɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfɑːnɪk/ 🔊 adjective(specialist) relating to sound; relating to sounds made in speech 声音的;语音的-phonic (in adjectives 构成形容词) connected with an instrument that uses or makes sound 用…传声的;用…发声的telephonic电话的