a·pho·ni·a ( -f  n - )n. Loss of the voice resulting from disease, injury to the vocal cords, or various psychological causes, such as hysteria. [New Latin aph nia, from Greek aphni, speechlessness, from aphnos, voiceless : a-, without; see a-1 + phn, voice; see bh-2 in Indo-European roots.]a·phon ic (-f n k, -fnk) adj. |
aphonic [əˈfɒnɪk]
adj
1. (Medicine / Pathology) affected with aphonia
2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics
a. not representing a spoken sound, as k in know
b. voiceless or devoiced
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| Adj. | 1. | aphonic - being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech inarticulate, unarticulate - without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry" |
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