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Greek and Latin root words (phon, phono, phone)

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phon, phono, phone
= sound, voice
cacophony
harsh sounds; bad noise
dysphonia
difficulty producing speech sounds, usually due to hoarseness
euphonic
having a nice sound; pleasant combination of sounds in words
gramophone
a device used to play the sounds of music as written on records
homophone
a word that has the same sound but a different meaning as another word
megaphone
a large funnel shaped device used to make the voice sound louder by directing the sound waves straight out to listeners (most often used by cheer teams)
microphone
a device used to make small voices sound larger, especially in a big room
phonics
the sounds that letters make and the letters that are used to represent sounds
phonology
the study of speech sounds in language
saxophone
a woodwind instrument that sends out sounds through its curved, metal body
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