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pho·net·ic alpha·bet

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. phonetic alphabet, sound alphabetnoun

    an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech

Wiktionary

  1. phonetic alphabetnoun

    A writing system used for transcribing the sounds of human speech into writing.

  2. phonetic alphabetnoun

    A list of standard words used to identify letters.

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  1. phonetic alphabet

    A phonetic alphabet is a system of symbolic codes used to represent the sounds of spoken language. Each symbol in the alphabet corresponds to a specific sound or phoneme, giving a standardized way to write down, teach, and study the pronunciations of words. An example is the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) used in linguistics.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

  1. phonetic alphabet

    A list of standard words used to identify letters in a message transmitted by radio or telephone. The following are the authorized words, listed in order, for each letter in the alphabet: ALFA, BRAVO, CHARLIE, DELTA, ECHO, FOXTROT, GOLF, HOTEL, INDIA, JULIETT, KILO, LIMA, MIKE, NOVEMBER, OSCAR, PAPA, QUEBEC, ROMEO, SIERRA, TANGO, UNIFORM, VICTOR, WHISKEY, X-RAY, YANKEE, and ZULU.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of phonetic alphabet in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of phonetic alphabet in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


Translations for phonetic alphabet

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  • fonetická abecedaCzech
  • fonetisk alfabetDanish
  • φωνητικό αλφάβητοGreek
  • aakkoset, foneettinen, tavausaakkosetFinnish
  • ध्वन्यात्मक वर्णमालाHindi
  • 音声記号, 発音記号, 通話表Japanese
  • фонетический алфавитRussian
  • fonetiskt alfabet, [[analog]]t [[alfabet]], stavningsalfabet, telefonalfabet, [[fonetisk]]t [[alfabet]], radioalfabet, bokstaveringsalfabetSwedish
  • fonetik alfabeTurkish

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