-PHONE


Meaning of -PHONE in English

-phone /fəʊn $ foʊn/ BrE AmE suffix

[ Language: Greek ; Origin: -phonos 'sounding' , from phone ; ↑ phon- ]

1 . [in nouns] an instrument or machine relating to sound or hearing, especially a musical instrument:

earphones (=for listening to a radio etc)

a saxophone

2 . [in nouns] technical someone who speaks a particular language:

a Francophone (=someone who speaks French)

3 . [in adjectives] speaking a particular language:

Francophone nations (=nations where French is spoken)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.