English Explanatory Dictionary

-phonic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Forms adjectives relating to sound.

Word forms

-phonic

Etymology

Partly from -phone + -ic, and partly from -phony + -ic, ultimately from Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”). Attested from the 19th century.

Synonyms

-phonous
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