| NOUN | communication | phonetic alphabet, sound alphabet | an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech |
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| Meaning | An alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech. | |
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| Synonym | sound alphabet | |
| Members | phonetic symbol | A written character used in phonetic transcription of represent a particular speech sound |
| Narrower | visible speech | A phonetic alphabet invented by Melville Bell in the 19th century |
| Broader | alphabet | A character set that includes letters and is used to write a language |
| Spanish | alfabeto fonético | |
| Catalan | alfabet fonètic | |
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