polyphone
[ pol-ee-fohn ]
/ ˈpɒl iˌfoʊn /
noun Phonetics.
a polyphonic letter or symbol.
Words nearby polyphone
Example sentences from the Web for polyphone
He had had six and a half pints of beer, and had listened to two selections on the polyphone at a total cost of one penny.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |Robert TressellThe Old Dear now put a penny in the slot of the polyphone, and winding it up started it playing.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists |Robert Tressell
British Dictionary definitions for polyphone
polyphone
/ (ˈpɒlɪˌfəʊn) /
noun
a letter or character having more than one phonetic value, such as English c, pronounced (k) before a, o, or u or (s) before e or i