polyphone

[ pol-ee-fohn ]

nounPhonetics.
  1. a polyphonic letter or symbol.

Origin of polyphone

1
From the Greek word polýphōnos, dating back to 1645–55. See poly-, -phone

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British Dictionary definitions for polyphone

polyphone

/ (ˈpɒlɪˌfəʊn) /


noun
  1. a letter or character having more than one phonetic value, such as English c, pronounced (k) before a, o, or u or (s) before e or i

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