Definition of "phonic" []

• Of, relating to, or having the nature of sound, especially speech sounds. (adjective)

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• "In both we have "phonic," evidently meaning the same in each case, limited or modified by the preceding part -- _poly_ and"
• "The CDC cited one study (Thompson, NEJM, 2007), which "found that increasing exposure to mercury from birth to age 7 months was associated with motor and phonic tics in boys," and added that "an association between exposure to thimerosal and tics was found in two earlier studies (Andrews, Pediatrics, 2004; Verstraeten, Pediatrics, 2003).""
• "If the teacher sees a lot of spelling errors, then he/she should probably spend some time on phonic activities and introduce them to the dictionary, which is a great source of information."