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apophony

American

[uh-pof-uh-nee] / əˈpɒf ə ni /

noun

PLURAL

apophonies

ablaut.

Other Word Forms

apophonic adjective

Etymology

Origin of apophony

First recorded in 1880–85; apo- + -phony

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