n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ ) ā - ' f ō -n ē - ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek aph ō nia, from aph ō nos voiceless, from a- + ph ō n ē sound ― more at BAN
Date: 1778
: loss of voice and of all but whispered speech
– apho · nic \ - ' fä-nik, - ' f ō - \ adjective