■ combining form
1》 denoting an instrument using or connected with sound: megaphone.
2》 denoting a person who uses a specified language: francophone.
Derivatives
-phonic combining form .
-phony combining form .
Origin
from Gk phōnē 'sound, voice'.
■ combining form
1》 denoting an instrument using or connected with sound: megaphone.
2》 denoting a person who uses a specified language: francophone.
Derivatives
-phonic combining form .
-phony combining form .
Origin
from Gk phōnē 'sound, voice'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004