phonics
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phonics
- /ˈfɒnɪks/ UK
- /ˈfəʊnɪks/ UK
- /ˈfɑnɪks/ US
- /ˈfoʊnɪks/ US
Rhymes with -ɒnɪks
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From phon- + -ics.
noun
- The study of how the sounds of words are represented by spelling.
- A method of teaching elementary reading based on the phonetic interpretation of normal spelling. Phonics has gone in and out of style for decades, and the current conflict over how to teach reading is only the latest in a tug-of-war that dates to the 19th century.
- Phonetics.
- Acoustics.
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noun study
| Español | fónica |
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noun method of teaching
| 日本語 | フォニックス fuonikkusu |
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| 中文 | 自然拼讀 /自然拼读 zìránpīndú, 自然拼音 zìránpīnyīn, 字母拼讀 /字母拼读 zìmǔpīndú, 自然發音 /自然发音 zìránfāyīn |
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@misc{phonics_2026,
title = {phonics},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/phonics},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
