Pronunciation standard?

[Paul McFedries]

In newspapers and magazines you sometimes see pronunciations for words, like
so:

"The lack of males inhibited the natives' practice of polyandry
(pol-ee-AN-dree)."

Is there such a thing as a set of standard pronunciation "symbols" for this
type of phonetic guide? Is it available on the Web?

Thanks a jillion.

Paul

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