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phonetist definition

pho·netist (fō′nə tist)

noun

  1. phonetician
  2. a person who uses, or advocates the use of, a system of phonetic spelling

Etymology: < Gr phōnētos, to be spoken (see phonetic) + -ist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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