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articulatory phonetics

American  

noun

  1. the branch of phonetics dealing with the motive processes and anatomy involved in the production of the sounds of speech.

articulatory phonetics British  

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) the branch of phonetics concerned with the production of speech sounds Compare acoustic phonetics auditory phonetics

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Etymology

Origin of articulatory phonetics

First recorded in 1950–55

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