Arpabet

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A set of phonetic transcription codes developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA).

    "The ARPAbet system provides a broad, phonetic transcription that is nearly phonemic."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of ARPAbet. alt-of

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"The ARPAbet system provides a broad, phonetic transcription that is nearly phonemic."

Etymology

Blend of ARPA + alphabet.

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