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phonetician

/ˌfɒnɪˈtɪʃən/ noun · British & US
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What does phonetician mean?

noun

A person who specializes in the study of the sounds of speech and the representation of these sounds in writing, especially in the form of phonetic transcriptions.

Example

"The phonetician spent years studying the unique sounds of the indigenous language."

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