phthongal

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adjective

Formed into, or characterized by, voice; vocalized.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectivephthongal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehuman sciencesFormed into, or characterized by, voice; vocalized.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφθόγγος“sound, voice”
  2. Englishphthongal

From Ancient Greek φθόγγος (phthóngos, “sound, voice”).

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APA

phthongal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phthongal

MLA

“phthongal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phthongal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phthongal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phthongal.

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