euphonic
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eu·pho·ny
(yo͞o′fə-nē)n. pl. eu·pho·nies
Agreeable sound, especially in the phonetic quality of words.
[French euphonie, from Late Latin euphōnia, from Greek euphōniā, from euphōnos, sweet-voiced : eu-, eu- + phōnē, sound; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]
eu·phon′ic (yo͞o-fŏn′ĭk) adj.
eu·phon′i·cal·ly adv.
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euphonic
(juːˈfɒnɪk) oreuphonious
adj
1. denoting or relating to euphony; pleasing to the ear
2. (Phonetics & Phonology) (of speech sounds) altered for ease of pronunciation
euˈphonically, euˈphoniously adv
euˈphoniousness n
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eu•phon•ic
(yuˈfɒn ɪk)also eu•phon′i•cal,
adj.
pertaining to or characterized by euphony.
[1805–15]
eu•phon′i•cal•ly, adv.
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
euphonic
, euphoniousadj → euphonisch, wohlklingend
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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[juːˈfɒnɪk] adj → eufonico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995