pronunciation key
Phonetic spelling aid
A pronunciation key is a guide showing how to interpret the symbols used in a dictionary or language text to indicate how words are spoken.
It typically appears at the front of a dictionary or at the bottom of pages, matching phonetic symbols to familiar words: The pronunciation key showed that the "ə" sounds like the "a" in "about".
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