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phonic

[fon-ik, foh-nik] / ˈfɒn ɪk, ˈfoʊ nɪk /
ADJECTIVE
acoustic
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
auricular
Synonyms






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His team’s series of experiments showed that whales produce their wide repertoire of sounds with the same organ — the phonic lips in their nose, which vibrate much like a larynx does in humans.

From Washington Post Mar. 2, 2023

They also imaged phonic lip operation and anatomy in dead stranded porpoises.

From Reuters Mar. 2, 2023

One of the forces behind this phonic revolution seems to have been sheer thespian ambition.

From The Guardian Nov. 26, 2012

Children are systematically taught around 40 phonic sounds and the combination of letters used to represent each sound.

From BBC Jun. 18, 2012

For example, if a pupil knows the meaning of a heard word, he may read it understandingly from getting its sound, as by phonic reconstruction.

From The Psychology of Arithmetic by Edward L. (Edward Lee) Thorndike




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