aphonic

[ ey-fon-ik, ey-foh-nik ]
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adjective
  1. mouthed but not spoken; noiseless; silent.

  2. Phonetics.

    • lacking phonation; unvoiced.

    • without voice; voiceless.

  1. Pathology. affected with aphonia.

noun
  1. Pathology. a person who is affected with aphonia.

Origin of aphonic

1
1820–30; <Greek áphōn(os) voiceless (see aphonia) + -ic

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British Dictionary definitions for aphonic

aphonic

/ (əˈfɒnɪk) /


adjective
  1. affected with aphonia

  2. phonetics

    • not representing a spoken sound, as k in know

    • voiceless or devoiced

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