-phoniacomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. Francophonia n.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin -phōnia.

Etymology: < classical Latin -phōnia (in e.g. symphōnia symphonia n.¹) < ancient Greek -ϕωνία (see -phony comb. form). Compare -phony comb. form.In sense 1 earliest attested in late 16th cent. in symphonia n.¹ (compare earlier symphony n.) and euphonia n. (compare later euphony n.). Recorded in a small number of formations from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, mostly modelled on Greek or Latin words (or, in the case of mogiphonia n., modelled on German).

1. = -phony comb. form.

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2. Medicine. Forming nouns denoting disorders of the voice.

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3. Forming nouns with the sense ‘the fact of speaking the language denoted by the first element’. rare.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	-phonia
释义	-phoniacomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. Francophonia n. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin -phōnia. Etymology: < classical Latin -phōnia (in e.g. symphōnia symphonia n.¹) < ancient Greek -ϕωνία (see -phony comb. form). Compare -phony comb. form.In sense 1 earliest attested in late 16th cent. in symphonia n.¹ (compare earlier symphony n.) and euphonia n. (compare later euphony n.). Recorded in a small number of formations from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, mostly modelled on Greek or Latin words (or, in the case of mogiphonia n., modelled on German). 1. = -phony comb. form. Categories » 2. Medicine. Forming nouns denoting disorders of the voice. Categories » 3. Forming nouns with the sense ‘the fact of speaking the language denoted by the first element’. rare. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < comb. form
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