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science

noun

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MeaningThe intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the physical and natural world.

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English words, spelled the way they sound.

The Lazy Alphabet

Standard English alphabet: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Lazy Alphabet: A B D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S SH T TH U V W Y Z CH NG ZH

Note: C, Q, and X are not used. Their sounds are covered by K, S, KW, and Z.

Key Spelling Rules

ph → f — phone → fon
ck → k — back → bak
c (before e/i/y) → s — city → siti
c (other) → k — cat → kat
qu → kw — queen → kween
x → ks — fox → foks
gh (silent) → drop — night → nyt
kn → n — knife → nyf
wr → r — write → ryt
wh → w — where → wer
tion → shon — nation → nashon
ough → oo/uf/ot — through → throo
double letters → single — butter → buter

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