What does phonetic mean?
Relating to the sounds of speech, especially the representation of these sounds in writing. Phonetic transcriptions are used to represent the sounds of words in a standardized way, often using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
Example
"The phonetic transcription of the word 'cat' is /kæt/."
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