phonic
adjective/ˈfɒnɪk/
/ˈfɑːnɪk/
- (specialist) relating to sound; relating to sounds made in speech
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- -phonic(in adjectives) connected with an instrument that uses or makes sound
- telephonic
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Greek phōnē ‘voice’ + -ic.
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