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phonophore

phonophore noun: the phonetic component of a character in Chinese and related writing systems.

Noun

phonophore (plural phonophores)

  1. The phonetic component of a character in Chinese and related writing systems.
  2. A type of telegraph.

Forms of phonophore

pluralphonophores

Origin of phonophore

From phono- + -phore.

Questions about phonophore

What does phonophore mean?
Phonophore means the phonetic component of a character in Chinese and related writing systems.
What part of speech is phonophore?
Phonophore is a noun.
What is the plural of phonophore?
The plural of phonophore is phonophores.

Words near phonophore in the dictionary

  1. phonophobe
  2. phonophobes
  3. phonophobia
  4. phonophobias
  5. phonophobic
  6. phonophore
  7. phonophores
  8. phonophoresis
  9. phonophoretic
  10. phonophoretically
  11. phonophoric

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