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triphone

/ˈtɹaɪ.fəʊn/

triphone noun: a triplet of adjacent phones.

Noun

triphone (plural triphones)

  1. A triplet of adjacent phones.

Forms of triphone

pluraltriphones

Origin of triphone

From tri- + phone.

Questions about triphone

What does triphone mean?
Triphone means a triplet of adjacent phones.
What part of speech is triphone?
Triphone is a noun.
How do you pronounce triphone?
Triphone is pronounced /ˈtɹaɪ.fəʊn/.
What is the plural of triphone?
The plural of triphone is triphones.

Words near triphone in the dictionary

  1. triphenyltetrazoliumchloride
  2. triphenyltin
  3. triphibian
  4. triphibians
  5. triphibious
  6. triphone
  7. triphonemic
  8. triphones
  9. triphonic
  10. triphop
  11. triphorid

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