phonetic
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For Indigenous people, she became Malintzin, a phonetic rendition of her Christian name.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026
It asserts that phonetic dialogue is rarely convincing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
The description of what the researchers termed a “sperm whale phonetic alphabet” opens the possibility of conveying a much larger variety of information.
From Science Magazine • May 7, 2024
On Tuesday, the scientists reported that the whales use a much richer set of sounds than previously known, which they called a “sperm whale phonetic alphabet.”
From New York Times • May 7, 2024
Like Sumerian, Maya writing used both logograms and phonetic signs.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
