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phonography

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pho·nog·ra·phy  (f-ngr-f, f-)
n.
1. The science or practice of transcribing speech by means of symbols representing elements of sound; phonetic transcription.
2. A system of shorthand based on phonetic transcription.
pho·nogra·pher, pho·nogra·phist n.
phonography [fəʊˈnɒgrəfɪ]
n
1. (Linguistics) a writing system that represents sounds by individual symbols Compare logography
2. (Linguistics) the employment of such a writing system
phonographer , phonographist n
phonography
1. any system of phonetic shorthand, as that of Pitman.
2. phonetic spelling, writing, or shorthand. — phonographer, phonographist, n. — phonographic, adj.
See also: Writing
any phonetic spelling, writing, or shorthand system. — phonog-rapher, phonographist, n. — phonographic, phonographical, adj.
See also: Spelling
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A recent UNICEF survey of household in 25 sub-Saharan African countries indicated that thirty-one percent (31%) of children aged between five (5) and four (4) are engaged in the various forms of child labour such as slavery, trafficking and forced recruitment for armed conflicts, prostitution and phonography and other hazardous works that stretch to 43 hours a week in labour that threaten the young girls being.
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