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phonetism|ˈfəʊnɪtɪz(ə)m|
[f. Gr. ϕωνητός (see phonetic) + -ism.]
Phonetic representation; reduction to a phonetic system of writing or spelling.
1879P. Le P. Renouf Orig. Relig. 16 note, Champollion strongly insists upon the necessity of phonetism, for otherwise how could foreign names, for which no symbolism existed, be expressed in writing? 1880Address Philol. Soc. 38 They had no scruple in sacrificing exact phonetism, if they could thereby express their sense more distinctly. 1891A. B. Edwards Pharaoh's Fellahs 241 Pictorial phonetism registers the second stage in the art of writing. |