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photophony

photophony noun: the art or practice of using the photophone.

Noun

photophony (uncountable)

  1. (historical) The art or practice of using the photophone.

Origin of photophony

From photo- + -phony.

Questions about photophony

What does photophony mean?
Photophony means the art or practice of using the photophone.
What part of speech is photophony?
Photophony is a noun.

Words near photophony in the dictionary

  1. photophobous
  2. photophone
  3. photophones
  4. photophonic
  5. photophonophobia
  6. photophony
  7. photophore
  8. photophores
  9. photophoresis
  10. photophoretic
  11. photophosphorescence

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