Antedating of "Phonetic"

[Fred Shapiro]

phonetic (OED3 1819)

1816 _Quarterly Review_ July 448 (Periodicals Archive Online)  The horn,
which is represented on the left, is the phonetic hieroglyphic of
Colhuacan.

Note: This is a translation of Humboldt.

Fred Shapiro


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