PHONATION


Meaning of PHONATION in English

[ fə(ʊ)'neɪʃ(ə)n ]

■ noun Phonetics the production of speech sounds.

Derivatives

phonate verb

phonatory adjective

Origin

C19: from Gk phōnē 'sound, voice' + -ation .

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