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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

egophony

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
egopho-ny
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bleating sound sometimes observed in patients with various lung conditions.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From ego- (“goat”) + -phony.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

egophonies (plural) aegophony (alternative) ægophony (alternative) œgophony (alternative)

Derived Forms

egophonic

Questions

What does egophony mean?
A bleating sound sometimes observed in patients with various lung conditions.
Where does egophony come from?
From ego- (“goat”) + -phony.

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