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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread how do you call the pronunciation information in a dictionary entry? #182689 02/17/2009 5:27 PM Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 14 unciaciapanca stranger unciaciapanca stranger Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 14 there's the common Internetional Phonetic Alphabet which is quite common on printed dictionaries. Wordsmith uses a different kind of system(or at least that seems to me) when it presents the word of the day....e.g.(sord uhv DAM-uh-kleez) for SWORD OF DAMOCLES. Has it got any specific name or it's only a clearer way to show the pronunciation of a word? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted how do you call the pronunciation information in a dictionary entry? unciaciapanca 02/17/2009 5:27 PM Re: how do you call the pronunciation information in a dictionary entry? Zed 02/17/2009 9:07 PM Re: how do you call the pronunciation information in a dictionary entry? Faldage 02/18/2009 3:35 AM Re: how do you call the pronunciation information in a dictionary entry? Myridon 02/18/2009 8:02 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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