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phonic

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɒnɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fon′ik, fō′nik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
phon•ic  (fon′ik, fō′nik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Phoneticsof or pertaining to speech sounds.
  • phon- + -ic 1815–25
phon′i•cal•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
phon•ics /ˈfɑnɪks/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable* used with a singular verb]
  1. Educationa method of teaching reading and spelling based upon the study of how sounds are related to ordinary spelling.
phon•ic, adj. 
phon•i•cal•ly, adv. See -phon-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
phon•ics  (fon′iks or, for 2, fō′niks),USA pronunciation n. (used with a sing. v.)
  1. Educationa method of teaching reading and spelling based upon the phonetic interpretation of ordinary spelling.
  2. Phonetics[Obs.]phonetics.
  • phon- + -ics 1675–85

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