word | PHON |
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meaning | PHON is a Greek root meaning “sound,” “voice,” or “speech.” It's probably most familiar in the form of the English suffix -phone, in words that begin with a Greek or Latin root as well. Thus, the tele- in telephone means “far,” the micro- in microphone means “small,” the xylo- in xylophone means “wood,” and so on. |
Tags: mwvb::root, mwvb::unit:7, mwvb::unit:7:root, obsidian_to_anki
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