phonetic alphabet
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of phonetic alphabet
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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They say they have found four basic components they think make up this phonetic alphabet.
From Seattle Times • May 7, 2024
Just type “ICS” in the search function to read about the ways signals can be sent, and to see flag images, their meanings, associated letters and phonetic alphabet letters.
From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2022
Other peoples provided the Greeks with crucial technological advances; they learned the phonetic alphabet from the Phoenicians, and how to mint coins from the Lydians.
From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2015
During World War II, Dr. Abrams worked at an acoustic laboratory at Harvard, helping develop a phonetic alphabet that could be heard by soldiers amid the din of battle.
From Washington Post • Apr. 23, 2015
One of the most marvellous inventions for the advancement of mankind is the phonetic alphabet, or a system of signs representing the sounds of human speech.
From Atlantis : the antediluvian world by Donnelly, Ignatius
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