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IPA
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
IPA
(noun)
IPA
/ˌaɪˌpiː
ˈ
eɪ/
noun
IPA
/ˌaɪˌpiː
ˈ
eɪ/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of IPA
[
noncount
]
:
a system of symbols that represent all of the sounds made in speech
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IPA
is an abbreviation of “International Phonetic Alphabet.”
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