Antiphonetic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Antiphonetic is an adjective meaning (linguistics) Going against the rules of phonetics; not spelled according to the sound.
Meaning
(linguistics) Going against the rules of phonetics; not spelled according to the sound.
Example Sentences
The writer is not responsible for the antiphonetic spelling of this and many other colonial names of places.
English spelling, although unphonetic and antiphonetic, was inherited from our ancestors and has served magnificently in the glorious past. The weak spot in English spelling, however, can be easily healed with the global alphabet.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unorthographical, atonal, antipoetic, unlinguistic, unvocalized, nonorthographical.
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