apophony

Senso (Inglese)

Modification of an internal vowel sound in a word or linguistic root, especially so as to establish a lexical distinction.

sinonimi

Etimologia (Inglese)

From French apophonie, from French apo- + Ancient Greek φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”), after Ancient Greek ἀπο- (apo-, “away, from, off”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).

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