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phon·ics

 (fŏn′ĭks)
n. (used with a sing. verb)
1. A method of teaching elementary reading and spelling based on the phonetic interpretation of ordinary spelling.
2. Phonetics.
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phonics

(ˈfɒnɪks)
n (functioning as singular)
1. (General Physics) an obsolete name for acoustics1
2. (Education) a method of teaching people to read by training them to associate letters with their phonetic values
ˈphonic adj
ˈphonically adv
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phon•ics

(ˈfɒn ɪks or, for 2, ˈfoʊ nɪks)

n. (used with a sing. v.)
1. a method of teaching reading and spelling based upon the phonetic interpretation of ordinary spelling.
2. Archaic. phonetics (def. 1).
[1675–85]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.phonics - teaching reading by training beginners to associate letters with their sound valuesphonics - teaching reading by training beginners to associate letters with their sound values
teaching reading - teaching beginners to read
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Translations
عِلْم الصَّوْت
fonetika
lydlære
hljóîeîlisfræîi
fonika
akustikafonika
söyleniş bilgisi

phonics

[ˈfɒnɪks] n (used in the teaching of reading) → méthode f syllabique
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phonics

(ˈfəuniks or ˈfoniks) noun plural
the science of sound, or of spoken sounds.
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