phonic

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phonic

  • /ˈfɑn.ɪk/ US
  • /ˈfoʊ.nɪk/ US
  • /ˈfɒn.ɪk/ UK

Rhymes with -ɒnɪk

Where it comes from

From Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”) + -ic.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of or pertaining to sound; of the nature of sound; acoustic.

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adj phonic

Españolfónico
Portuguêsfónico, fônico
Françaisphonique
Italianofonico

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@misc{phonic_2026,
  title = {phonic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/phonic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}