pronunciation spelling
noun
a spelling intended to match a certain pronunciation more closely than the traditional spelling does, as gonna for going to, kinda for kind of (meaning “rather”), git for get, or lite for light.
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Usage note
Pronunciation Spelling is used as a label in this dictionary.
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