phone

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[ fohn ]
/ foʊn /

noun Phonetics.

a speech sound: There are three phonetically different “t” phones in an utterance of “titillate,” and two in an utterance of “tattletale.”
Compare allophone, phoneme.

Origin of phone

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First recorded in 1865–70, phone is from the Greek word phōnḗ voice

OTHER WORDS FROM phone

pho·nal, adjective

Words nearby phone

phonal, phonasthenia, phonate, phonathon, phonation, phone, phone book, phone card, phone hacking, phone in, phone phreak

British Dictionary definitions for phonal (1 of 2)

phone 1
/ (fəʊn) /

noun, verb

short for telephone

British Dictionary definitions for phonal (2 of 2)

phone 2
/ (fəʊn) /

noun

phonetics a single uncomplicated speech sound

Word Origin for phone

C19: from Greek phōnē sound, voice

Medical definitions for phonal

phonal
[ fō′nəl ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or being sound.
Of, relating to, or characterizing the voice.