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-phone meaning

  • /-fōn/
      combining form
    1. Used to signify speaking, or someone who speaks (a given language), as in Francophone
    2. Used to denote an instrument producing, reproducing or transmitting sound as in microphone
      ORIGIN: Gr phōnē voice, sound

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