Meaning of antiphonetic | Babel Free

Definitions

Going against the rules of phonetics; not spelled according to the sound.

Examples

“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.”

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