'Phonetic spelling' definitions:

Definition of 'Phonetic spelling'

From: GCIDE
  • Phonetic \Pho*net"ic\ (f[-o]*n[e^]t"[i^]k), a. [Gr. fwnhtiko`s, fr. fwnh` a sound, tone; akin to Gr. fa`nai to speak: cf. F. phon['e]tique. See Ban a proclamation.]
  • 1. Of or pertaining to the voice, or its use. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Representing sounds; as, phonetic characters; -- opposed to ideographic; as, a phonetic notation. [1913 Webster]
  • Phonetic spelling, spelling in phonetic characters, each representing one sound only; -- contrasted with {Romanic spelling}, or that by the use of the Roman alphabet. [1913 Webster]