PHONE

(Lat.), n. f. Fon'e(a). Gen., phon'es. Gr.,A(avrj. 1 A sound. 2. The voice. [L, 50 (a. 14).] PHONETIC, PHONIC, adj's. Fon-e2t'i2k, fo2n'i2k. From ^KOIOJ, sound. Lat.. phonetic us. Fr..phonetique. Ger., phonetisch. Pertaining to the voice or to sound or to the agencies producing them. Phonetics or phonics (Fr., phonetique, phonique) is the science of articulate sound, especially that of the human voice. [K, 1.] A, ape; A^, at; A3, ah; A4, all; Ch, chin; Cli2, loch (Scottish); [s. 258]