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Definition of phonetically adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

phonetically

adverb
 
/fəˈnetɪkli/
 
/fəˈnetɪkli/
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  1. in a way that uses special symbols to represent each different speech sound
    • Speech can be transcribed phonetically.
  2. in a way that closely matches the sounds represented
    • Because the Macedonian language is spelled phonetically (as it sounds), just about every student is fully literate by the third grade.
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