triphone

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/ˈtɹaɪ.fəʊn/

noun

A triplet of adjacent phones.

Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nountriphone (plural triphones)

plural triphones

  1. human sciencesA triplet of adjacent phones.

Origin

From tri- + phone.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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