"diphonic" meaning in English

See diphonic in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: di- + phonic Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|di|phonic}} di- + phonic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} diphonic (not comparable)
  1. (music) relating to the production of two voice tones simultaneously Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-diphonic-en-adj-Vo33N8tL Categories (other): Music, English terms prefixed with di- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with di-: 51 49 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (Pitman shorthand) relating to two vowels Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-diphonic-en-adj-CIlt0f0s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with di-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with di-: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 33 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (diphonic): diphonique (French)
Disambiguation of 'diphonic': 0 0
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    ],
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    ]
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  "etymology_text": "di- + phonic",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "production",
          "production"
        ],
        [
          "voice",
          "voice"
        ],
        [
          "tone",
          "tone"
        ],
        [
          "simultaneous",
          "simultaneous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) relating to the production of two voice tones simultaneously"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "38 62",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
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          "name": "English terms prefixed with di-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 67",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "37 63",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 67",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 67",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with French translations",
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        }
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      ],
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      "qualifier": "Pitman shorthand",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Pitman shorthand) relating to two vowels"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "diphonic",
      "word": "diphonique"
    }
  ],
  "word": "diphonic"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Terms with French translations"
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      ],
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          "music"
        ],
        [
          "production",
          "production"
        ],
        [
          "voice",
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        ],
        [
          "tone",
          "tone"
        ],
        [
          "simultaneous",
          "simultaneous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) relating to the production of two voice tones simultaneously"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
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        "relating to two vowels"
      ],
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Pitman shorthand) relating to two vowels"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
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  ],
  "translations": [
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      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "diphonic",
      "word": "diphonique"
    }
  ],
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}

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