n. [ Colloq. for Telephone. ]
v. t. To get or try to get into communication with, using a telephone;
E. T.
n. [ Phono- + Gr.
n. A radio or telephone program, or part of a program, during which the audience participates by telephone. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
pos>n. (Linguistics) One of a small set of speech sounds that are used by and distinguished by the speakers of a particular language. They are combined into
adj. (Linguistics) Of or pertaining to a phoneme;
n. (Linguistics) The study of the sound system of a given language and the analysis and classification of its phonemes.
a. [ Gr.
Phonetic spelling,
adv. In a phonetic manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One versed in phonetics; a phonetist. [ 1913 Webster ]