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phono-

 
a combining form meaning “sound,” “voice,” used in the formation of compound words: phonology.
Also, especially before a vowel, phon-.
Compare -phone, -phony.

Origin:
1945–50; < Gk, comb. form repr. phōn voice
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phon-  
pref.  Variant of phono-.
phono- or phon-  
pref.  Sound; voice; speech: phonology.

[Greek phōno-, from phōnē, sound, voice; see bhā-2 in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

phono- 
comb. form meaning "sound, voice," from Gk. phono-, comb. form of phone "voice, sound" (see fame).
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Medical Dictionary

phon- pref.
Variant of phono-.

phono- or phon-
pref.
Sound; voice; speech: phonometer.

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