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(dated) Customary; ordinary; applied to the usual spelling of a language, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods. quotations examples
The first and most obvious objection brought against the use of a phonetic notation in teaching a foreign language is the danger of confusion between the phonetic and the nomic spelling of the language.
1899, Henry Sweet, The Practical Study of Languages
(sciences, philosophy) Relating to a law. examples