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aphonia

/eɪˈfoʊ.ni.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
apho-nia
IPA
/eɪˈfoʊ.ni.ə/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Loss of voice; the inability to speak.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin aphōnia, from Ancient Greek ἀφωνία (aphōnía, “speechlessness”). By surface analysis, a- + -phonia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ἀφωνία

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /eɪˈfoʊ.ni.ə/
  • British English: /eɪˈfəʊ.ni.ə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

aphonias (plural) aphony (alternative, dated)

Frequently Paired Words

aphonic

Synonyms

voicelessness

Rhymes With

estonia macedonia ammonia catalonia patagonia babylonia snowdonia livonia franconia laconia sinfonia begonia

Questions

How do you pronounce aphonia?
The recorded pronunciation is /eɪˈfoʊ.ni.ə/.
What does aphonia mean?
Loss of voice; the inability to speak.
Where does aphonia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce aphonia

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