ARPAbet

A1R1P3A1B3E1T1

proper noun

A set of phonetic transcription codes developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA).

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Meanings

ARPAbet1

proper noun

alternative ARPABET

  1. A set of phonetic transcription codes developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA).

    The ARPAbet system provides a broad, phonetic transcription that is nearly phonemic.

    2016, Ronald A. Cole, Perception and Production of Fluent Speech, Routledge, →ISBN, page 16

ARPABET2

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of ARPAbet.

Origin

Blend of ARPA + alphabet.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Barpeta
Cite this entry
APA

ARPAbet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ARPAbet

MLA

“ARPAbet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ARPAbet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ARPAbet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ARPAbet.

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