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"Phonetics" Definition

noun

The branch of linguistics that deals with the sounds of speech and their production, combination, description, and representation by written symbols.
The system of sounds of a particular language.

noun plural but singular in construction

The system of speech sounds of a language or group of languages.
The study and systematic classification of the sounds made in spoken utterance.
The practical application of this science to language study.

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