n. [ Gr. 'a`kros extreme + &unr_; sound. ] The use of a picture symbol of an object to represent phonetically the initial sound of the name of the object. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Egophony. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Antiphonies [ See Antiphon. ] 1. A musical response; also, antiphonal chanting or signing. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively. [ 1913 Webster ]

O! never more for me shall winds intone,
With all your tops, a vast antiphony. R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. aphonia, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; voiceless; 'a priv. + &unr_; voice: cf. F. aphonie. ] (Med.) Loss of voice or vocal utterance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Auto- + Gr. &unr_; a sound. ] (Med.) An auscultatory process, which consists in noting the tone of the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head close to the patient's chest. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. bary`s heavy + fwnh` a sound, voice. ] (Med.) Difficulty of speech. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; windpipe + &unr_; sound. ] A modification of the voice sounds, by which they are intensified and heightened in pitch; -- observed in auscultation of the chest in certain cases of intro-thoracic disease. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Cacophonies [ Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;; kako`s bad + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; sound: cf. F. Cacophonie. ] 1. (Rhet.) An uncouth or disagreable sound of words, owing to the concurrence of harsh letters or syllables. “Cacophonies of all kinds.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) A combination of discordant sounds. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Med.) An unhealthy state of the voice. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'h kolofwni`a (sc. "rhti`nh resin, gum) resin, fr. Kolofw`nios of or from Colophon in Ionia.] Rosin. [1913 Webster]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. dysphonia, Gr. &unr_;; dys- ill, hard + &unr_; sound, voice: cf. F. dysphonie. ] (Med.) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds; enfeebled or depraved voice. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, goat + &unr_; voice. ] (Med.) The sound of a patient's voice so modified as to resemble the bleating of a goat, heard on applying the ear to the chest in certain diseases within its cavity, as in pleurisy with effusion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Euphonies [ L. euphonia, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; sweet-voiced; e'y^ well + &unr_; sound, voice; akin to &unr_; to speak: cf. F. euphonie. ] A pleasing or sweet sound; an easy, smooth enunciation of sounds; a pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hetero- + Gr. &unr_; voice. ] (Med.) An abnormal state of the voice. Mayne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. homophonie. ] 1. Sameness of sound. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mus.) (a) Sameness of sound; unison. (b) Plain harmony, as opposed to polyphony. See Homophonous. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Larynx + Gr. (&unr_;) voice. ] The sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope when the latter is placed upon the larynx. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Ortho- + Gr. fwnh` voice. ] The art of correct articulation; voice training. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'oxy`s sharp + fwnh` voice. ] Acuteness or shrillness of voice. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Also spelled phoney. ] [ Compar. phonier superl. phoniest. ] 1. imitating something superior; intended to deceive; fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine; counterfeit; fake; as, a phony diamond; a phony hundred-dollar bill.
Syn. -- phoney, bogus, counterfeit, fake. [ PJC ]

2. Pretending to be other than one is; putting on false appearances; insincere; hypocritical; -- of people. [ PJC ]

n. Something or someone that is phony. [ Also spelled phoney. ] [ PJC ]

n. The art or practice of using the photophone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. Multiplicity of sounds, as in the reverberations of an echo. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Plurality of sounds and articulations expressed by the same vocal sign. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mus.) Composition in mutually related, equally important parts which share the melody among them; contrapuntal composition; -- opposed to homophony, in which the melody is given to one part only, the others filling out the harmony. See Counterpoint. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physics) The art or practice of using the radiophone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Symphonies [ F. symphonie (cf. It. sinfonia), L. symphonia, Gr. &unr_;; sy`n with + &unr_; a sound, the voice. See Phonetic. ] 1. A consonance or harmony of sounds, agreeable to the ear, whether the sounds are vocal or instrumental, or both. [ 1913 Webster ]

The trumpets sound,
And warlike symphony in heard around. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A stringed instrument formerly in use, somewhat resembling the virginal. [ 1913 Webster ]

With harp and pipe and symphony. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mus.) (a) An elaborate instrumental composition for a full orchestra, consisting usually, like the sonata, of three or four contrasted yet inwardly related movements, as the allegro, the adagio, the minuet and trio, or scherzo, and the finale in quick time. The term has recently been applied to large orchestral works in freer form, with arguments or programmes to explain their meaning, such as the “symphonic poems” of Liszt. The term was formerly applied to any composition for an orchestra, as overtures, etc., and still earlier, to certain compositions partly vocal, partly instrumental. (b) An instrumental passage at the beginning or end, or in the course of, a vocal composition; a prelude, interlude, or postude; a ritornello. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_;, for &unr_; &unr_; the same + &unr_; voice. ] Repetition of the same sound. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art or process of reproducing sounds at a distance, as with the telephone. [ 1913 Webster ]