phonic

[fon-ik, foh-nik]

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adjective

of or relating to speech sounds.

Origin of phonic

First recorded in 1815–25; phon- + -ic

Related formsphon·i·cal·ly, adverb

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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, uttered

Examples from the Web for phonic

Historical Examples of phonic

Their greatest contribution to education is the phonic method of spelling.
History of Education
Levi Seeley
How was a glyphic comparison of the phonic symbols of both languages made in substantiation of the oral comparison?
Ulysses
James 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 Language
John Wesley Powell
Meaning does not adhere to the phonic presentation of thought, while it does to signs.
Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes
Garrick Mallery
As far as possible let the words for phonic drill be those that will occur in the new reading lessons.
How to Teach Phonics
Lida M. Williams

Word Origin and History for phonic

adj.

"pertaining to sound," 1793, from Greek phone "voice" (see fame (n.)) + -ic.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

phonic in Medicine

phonic

[fŏn′ĭk]

adj.

Of, relating to, or having the nature of sound, especially speech sounds.

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