phono-
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phono-
(word root) soundExamples of words with the root phono-: phonograph
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phono-
or phon-pref.
Sound; voice; speech: phonology.
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phono-
or before a vowelphon-
combining form
indicating a sound or voice: phonograph; phonology.
[from Greek phōnē sound, voice]
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phono-
a combining form meaning “sound,” “voice”: phonology.
[1945–50; < Greek, comb. form representing phōnḗ voice]
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