phonic
[fon-ik, foh-nik]
adjective
of or relating to speech sounds.
Origin of phonic
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Related Words for phonic
auditory, visual, sensual, tactile, sonic, neurological, neural, audiovisual, olfactory, aural, articulate, verbal, operatic, choral, sonant, vocal, lingual, sensational, said, utteredExamples from the Web for phonic
Historical Examples of phonic
Their greatest contribution to education is the phonic method of spelling.
History of EducationLevi Seeley
How was a glyphic comparison of the phonic symbols of both languages made in substantiation of the oral comparison?
UlyssesJames Joyce
Economy of utterance has had to do with the phonic constitution of words; economy of thought has developed the sentence.
On the Evolution of LanguageJohn Wesley Powell
Meaning does not adhere to the phonic presentation of thought, while it does to signs.
As far as possible let the words for phonic drill be those that will occur in the new reading lessons.
How to Teach PhonicsLida M. Williams
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
phonic
[fŏn′ĭk]
adj.
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