phonetician

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Scrabble points
18
Words With Friends
21
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˌfəʊ.nɪˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/ (UK)
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/ˌfəʊ.nɪˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/ (UK) · /ˌfɒn.ɪˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/ (UK) · /ˌfoʊ.nəˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/ (US) · /ˌfɑ.nəˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/ (US) · /ˌfɔn.ɪˈtɪʃ.(ə)n/

Definition of phonetician

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A person who specializes in the physiology, acoustics, and perception of speech.
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noun

  1. A person who specializes in the physiology, acoustics, and perception of speech.
  2. A person who specializes in the study of speech sounds and their representation by written symbols.
  3. A dialectologist; a person who studies regional differences in speech sounds.

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Etymology

From phonetics + -ician.

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9-letter words

2 words

8-letter words

15 words

7-letter words

42 words

6-letter words

78 words

5-letter words

62 words

Hooks

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