Etymology

ecphonema

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Ancient Greek ἐκφώνημα
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἐκφώνημα“something called out”
  2. English todayecphonema

From Ancient Greek ἐκφώνημα (ekphṓnēma, “something called out”), from φωνέω (phōnéō, “produce sound”).

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