Etymology

auxetophone

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Today it means: A pneumatic type of sound-playback device used in the early part of the twentieth century. Full definition →

Ancient Greek αὐξητός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromαὐξητός“that can be increased”
  2. English todayauxetophone

Formed from Ancient Greek αὐξητός (auxētós, “that can be increased”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).

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