PHONIC Meaning of PHONIC in English [ 'fəʊnɪk , 'fɒnɪk ]■ adjective relating to speech sounds. ↘relating to ~s.Derivatives~ally adverb OriginC19: from Gk phōnē 'voice' + -ic . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004