phonic
[ fon-ik, foh-nik ]
/ ˈfɒn ɪk, ˈfoʊ nɪk /
adjective
of or relating to speech sounds.
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auditory, visual, sensual, tactile, sonic, neurological, neural, audiovisual, olfactory, aural, articulate, verbal, operatic, choral, sonant, vocal, lingual, sensational, said, uttered
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phonetics, phonetist, phonevision, phoney, phoniatrics, phonic, phonics, phono, phono plug, phono-, phonoangiography
Related formsphon·i·cal·ly, adverb
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phonic
[ fŏn′ĭk ]
adj.
Of, relating to, or having the nature of sound, especially speech sounds.
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