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phonagnosia

phonagnosia noun: an inability to recognise voices.

Noun

phonagnosia (uncountable)

  1. An inability to recognise voices
    Synonyms:
    voice blindness

Synonyms of phonagnosia

Origin of phonagnosia

From phon- + agnosia.

Questions about phonagnosia

What does phonagnosia mean?
Phonagnosia means an inability to recognise voices.
What part of speech is phonagnosia?
Phonagnosia is a noun.

Words near phonagnosia in the dictionary

  1. phonaesthemic
  2. phonaesthesia
  3. phonaesthetic
  4. phonaesthetically
  5. phonaesthetics
  6. phonagnosia
  7. phonal
  8. phonascetics
  9. phonate
  10. phonated
  11. phonates

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