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-phone

Pronunciation: /fəʊn/

Definition of -phone

combining form

  • 1denoting an instrument using or connected with sound:megaphone
  • 2denoting a person who uses a specified language:francophone

Derivatives

-phonic

combining form
in corresponding adjectives.

-phony

combining form
in corresponding nouns.

Origin:

from Greek phōnē 'sound, voice'

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Definition of -phone in the US English dictionary
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