Ipa

//ˌaɪ.piːˈeɪ// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of isopropyl alcohol. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
  2. 2
    Initialism of isophthalic acid. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
  3. 3
    Initialism of isopropyl acetate. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
  4. 4
    Initialism of India pale ale. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism

    "Not bad for an amber or pale ale, but India pale ale, I don't think so. So why does Bass put IPA on the label?"

  5. 5
    Transcription written in the International Phonetic Alphabet. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    An IPA file, or an iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, or tvOS app distributed via IPA files. countable, uncountable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of International Phonetic Alphabet. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "However, beyond lexis, the Macmillan range includes other adaptations, such as IPA encoding which reflects Indian English pronunciation, and etymologies that distinguish between "tatsama" and "tadbhava" terms, based on McGregor (1992)."

  2. 2
    Initialism of International Phonetic Association. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Initialism of International Police Association. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

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alphabetindia pale aleinternational phonetic alphabetipalphipassletters

Example

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"Someday, dear language learner, you must stop poring over IPA charts and start listening to people."

Related phrases

india pale aleinternational phonetic alphabetinternational phonetic associationisophthalic acidisopropyl acetateisopropyl alcohol

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