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-phony

/-fəni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
-pho-ny
IPA
/-fəni/
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

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suffix

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suffix

Forms nouns related to:

suffix

Forms nouns related to:

suffix

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Etymology

From French -phonie, from Old French -phonie, and its etymon Classical Latin -phōnia, from Ancient Greek -φωνία (-phōnía). By surface analysis, -phone + -y. Doublet of -phonia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *bʰeh₂-, -phonie, -phōnia, -φωνία

Phrases

-phonic

Questions

How do you pronounce -phony?
The recorded pronunciation is /-fəni/.
What does -phony mean?
Forms nouns related to:
Where does -phony come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce -phony

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