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

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

<Latin soni-, combining form of sonussound¹

The work of Ashish Soni, the first Indian designer to show in New York, was also on display at “Made in India.”
High Fashion Made in India|Liza Foreman|February 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Soni created a range of white clothing and cushions with embroidery using safety pins, melted pearl beads, and fabric strips.
High Fashion Made in India|Liza Foreman|February 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Barry Strauss reviews Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni's Rome's Last Citizen for City Journal.
Cato's Bloody Example|Justin Green|February 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Rob Goodman and Jimmy Soni presented the Roman case against the filibuster back in March of 2011.
Cato's Case Against the Filibuster|Justin Green|December 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Soni, I should mention, is a friend of mine and a Huffington Post colleague of my wife's.
Who Was the Real Cato?|David Frum|December 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Fistula fos sonus & stolon quod est emissio, quasi emissio soni vel vocis.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 1 of 3)|Thomas Browne
Item causas qualitatum sensibilium nimirum colorum, soni, caloris, et frigoris.
Brief Lives (Vol. 1 of 2)|John Aubrey