Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • suffix Sound.
  • suffix Device that receives or emits sound.
  • suffix Speaker of a language.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From Greek phōnē, sound, voice; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]

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