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cophosis

cophosis noun: total deafness.

Noun

cophosis (uncountable)

  1. Total deafness.

Origin of cophosis

From New Latin cōphōsis, from Ancient Greek κώφωσις (kṓphōsis).

Questions about cophosis

What does cophosis mean?
Cophosis means total deafness.
What part of speech is cophosis?
Cophosis is a noun.

Words near cophosis in the dictionary

  1. cophin
  2. Cophine
  3. cophined
  4. cophining
  5. cophins
  6. cophosis
  7. cophouse
  8. cophouses
  9. cophyline
  10. cophylines
  11. cophylogenetic

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