phonetic alphabet

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   an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech

   Synonymssound alphabet

   Broaderalphabet

   Narrowervisible speech

Questions about phonetic alphabet

What does phonetic alphabet mean?

phonetic alphabet means "an alphabet of characters intended to represent specific sounds of speech".

What is another word for phonetic alphabet?

Close synonyms include sound alphabet. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.