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euphonic

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eu⋅phon⋅ic

[yoo-fon-ik]
–adjective
pertaining to or characterized by euphony.
Also, eu⋅phon⋅i⋅cal.


Origin:
1805–15; euphon(y) + -ic


eu⋅phon⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
eu⋅phon⋅i⋅cal⋅ness, noun
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eu·pho·ny   (yōō'fə-nē)   
n.   pl. eu·pho·nies
Agreeable sound, especially in the phonetic quality of words.

[French euphonie, from Late Latin euphōnia, from Greek euphōniā, from euphōnos, sweet-voiced : eu-, eu- + phōnē, sound; see bhā-2 in Indo-European roots.]
eu·phon'ic (yōō-fŏn'ĭk) adj., eu·phon'i·cal·ly adv.
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