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Webster 1913 Edition

Phonics

Phon′ics

(fŏn′ĭks)

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Noun.

1.

Same as

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Webster 1828 Edition

Phonics

PHON'ICS

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Noun.

[Gr. sound.] The doctrine or science of sounds; otherwise called acoustics.

1.

The art of combining musical sounds.