Phonetic
Pronunciation : Pho*net"ic
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Gr. phon?tique. See Ban a proclamation.]
Definition : 1. Of or pertaining to the voice, or its use.
2. Representing sounds; as, phonetic characters; -- opposed to ideographic; as, a phonetic notation. Phonetic spelling, spelling in phonetic characters, each representing one sound only; -- contrasted with Romanic spelling, or that by the use of the Roman alphabet.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913