phonotypy

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noun

The English Phonotypic Alphabet, a phonetic alphabet developed in the 1850s.

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Meanings

nounphonotypy (usually uncountable, plural phonotypies)

plural phonotypies

  1. historicaluncountableusuallyhuman sciencesThe English Phonotypic Alphabet, a phonetic alphabet developed in the 1850s.

Origin

From phono- + -typy.

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APA

phonotypy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonotypy

MLA

“phonotypy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonotypy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phonotypy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phonotypy.

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