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Sampa Moderate

Sampa has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Proper Noun

Definitions
Proper Noun
1

An alphabet based on the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), but using only 7-bit ASCII characters.

2

a nickname for the city of São Paulo.

See Also
x sampa appendix:english pronunciation pronunciation epsilon ascii international phonetic alphabet
Related Terms

Origin

Sampa is an acronym derived from the phrase "Speech Assessment Methods Phonetic Alphabet." It was created to provide a standardized system for representing sounds in linguistics.

Rhyming Words
mpa ampa gompa vimpa limpa zampa tampa oompa pampa nampa grampa champa x sampa malampa la pampa chinampa lasiocampa oompa loompa arachnocampa cadence rampa
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