phonetics
pho·net·ics
noun pl but singular in constr \fə-ˈne-tiks\Definition of PHONETICS
1
: the system of speech sounds of a language or group of languages
2
a : the study and systematic classification of the sounds made in spoken utterance b : the practical application of this science to language study
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