Definition of Phono

1. n. A South American butterfly (Ithonia phono) having nearly transparent wings.

Definition of Phono

1. Noun. phonograph ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Phono

1. a record player [n -NOS]

Medical Definition of Phono

1. 1. A combining form meaning from sound, speech, voice, tone, such as, phonograph, phonology. 2. A South American butterfly (Ithonia phono) having nearly transparent wings. Source: Websters Dictionary (21 Jun 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phono

phonic
phonic spasm
phonically
phonicator
phonicators
phonics
phonied
phonier
phonies
phoniest
phonily
phoniness
phoninesses
phoning
phonino
phono (current term)
phono-
phono cartridge
phonoangiography
phonobreather
phonobreathers
phonocamptic
phonocardiogram
phonocardiograms
phonocardiograph
phonocardiographs
phonocardiography
phonocatheter
phonocentrism
phonocentrisms

Literary usage of Phono

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1870)
"With a single pair of plates, the phono-electroscope answers well. The experiment is a striking one in a lecture-room, very instructive, and easily managed. ..."

2. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"C/KWI;, phon-ics (as above); phono-graphy, ... to write ; phono-graph, phono-graph-fr, phono-graph-ic, ... to speak ; phono-type, phono-typ-y. ..."

3. Three Short Plays by Mary Stanbery Watts (1917)
"THE phono. [HARDING'S voice.] Don't be afraid. I'll not forget myself again — not altogether anyhow. You're another man's wife, and I'm not such a sweep ..."

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