"biphonation" meaning in English

See biphonation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: biphonations [plural]
Etymology: bi- + phonation Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|phonation}} bi- + phonation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} biphonation (countable and uncountable, plural biphonations)
  1. The voicing of two pitches at the same time Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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