diphone

diphone

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English di-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-der.
Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle)lbor.
French télé-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.
Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ)der.
French -phone
French téléphonebor.
English telephone
English phone
English diphone

    From di- + phone.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈdaɪ.fəʊn/
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    • Rhymes: -aɪfəʊn

    Noun

    diphone (plural diphones)

    1. (phonetics) A pair of adjacent phones.
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