-phony
a combining form used in the formation of abstract nouns corresponding to nouns ending in -phone:
telephony.
-phony
combining form
indicating a specified type of sound cacophony, euphony
derived forms
-phonic, combining_form:in_adjective
word origin
from greek -phōnia, from phōnē sound
-phony suff.
sound: microphony.
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