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Meaning of phonetic alphabet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A writing system used to unambiguously transcribe the sounds of human speech.
  2. A spelling alphabet: a set of code words used to substitute the names of the letters of the alphabet, usually for clarity of communication when spelling out words.

Equivalents

Examples

“International Phonetic Alphabet”
“NATO phonetic alphabet”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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