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  • phono
    phono
    noun
    phonograph.
  • phono-
    phono-
    a combining form meaning “sound,” “voice,” used in the formation of compound words.

phono

1 American  
[foh-noh] / ˈfoʊ noʊ /

noun

Informal.

plural

phonos

  1. phonograph.

phono- 2 American  

  1. a combining form meaning “sound,” “voice,” used in the formation of compound words.

    phonology.
phono- British  

combining form

  1. indicating a sound or voice

    phonograph

    phonology
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Etymology

Origin of phono1

By shortening

Origin of phono-2

1945–50; < Greek, combining form representing phōnḗ voice

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