auditory phonetics
noun
the branch of phonetics dealing with the physiological processes involved in the reception of speech.
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British Dictionary definitions for auditory phonetics
auditory phonetics
noun
(functioning as singular) the branch of phonetics concerned with the perception of speech sounds by humansCompare acoustic phonetics, articulatory phonetics
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