Advertisement

Advertisement

phonotype

[ foh-nuh-tahyp ]

noun

, Printing.
  1. a piece of type bearing a phonetic character or symbol.


phonotype

/ ˈfəʊnəˌtaɪp; ˌfəʊnəˈtɪpɪk /

noun

  1. a letter or symbol representing a sound
  2. text printed in phonetic symbols
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


Discover More

Derived Forms

  • phonotypic, adjective
Discover More

Other Words From

  • pho·no·typ·ic [foh-n, uh, -, tip, -ik], phono·typi·cal adjective
  • phono·typi·cal·ly adverb
Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of phonotype1

First recorded in 1835–45; phono- + -type
Discover More

Example Sentences

Phonotyp′ic, -al, of or belonging to a phonotype, or to phonotypy.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


phonotacticsphonotypy