"apophony" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: apophonies [plural]
Etymology: From French apophonie, from French apo- + Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”), after Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-, “away, from, off”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|apophonie}} French apophonie, {{der|en|grc|φωνή||sound}} Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”), {{affix|grc|ἀπο-|φωνή|nocat=1|t1=away, from, off|t2=sound}} ἀπο- (apo-, “away, from, off”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} apophony (countable and uncountable, plural apophonies)
  1. (phonetics) Modification of an internal vowel sound in a word or linguistic root, especially so as to establish a lexical distinction. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Phonetics Synonyms: antiphony Derived forms: apophonic
    Sense id: en-apophony-en-noun-Cx60Pi3W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences

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