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autophony

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
au-topho-ny
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The unusually loud hearing of a person's own voice, breathing or other self-generated sounds.

Uncountable

noun

An auscultatory process which consists of noting the tone of the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head close to the patient's chest.

Uncountable

Etymology

From auto- + -phony.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

autophonic

Synonyms

autophonia tympanophony tympanophonia

Questions

What does autophony mean?
The unusually loud hearing of a person's own voice, breathing or other self-generated sounds.
Where does autophony come from?
From auto- + -phony.

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