-phone
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek φωνή (phone), “‘sound’”), related to fame.
[edit] Suffix
-phone
- a type of sound e.g. allophone
- a device that makes a sound e.g. saxophone
- a speaker of a certain language e.g. Francophone
- part of some classical names, e.g., Persephone, Tisiphone
[edit] Derived terms
speaker of a specific language
a sound-transmitting device
[edit] Translations
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek φωνή (phone), “‘sound’”)
[edit] Suffix
-phone
- speaker of a specific language
- something that makes a sound e.g. saxophone
[edit] Derived terms
speaker of a specific language
