Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Phonic \Phon"ic\, a. [Gr. ? sound: cf. F. phonique.]
   Of or pertaining to sound; of the nature of sound; acoustic.
   --Tyndall.

Source : WordNet®

phonic
     adj 1: pertaining to the phonic method of teaching reading
     2: relating to speech
     3: of or relating to speech sounds; "phonetic transcription"
        [syn: {phonetic}]