phonesthemic: Meaning and Definition of

pho•nes•the•mic

Pronunciation: (fō"nus-thē'mik), [key]
— adj. Ling.
  1. (of a speech sound) shared by a set of echoic or symbolic words, as the sn- of sneer, snarl, snatch, snide, snitch, snoop, etc.
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