POLYPHONE


Meaning of POLYPHONE in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌfōn noun

Etymology: poly- + -phone

1. : a music box that by means of perforated disks can play a number of tunes

2. : a symbol or group of symbols having more than one phonetic value (as ea in English, which represents ā in break and ē in freak )

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