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euphony.

A pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈjuːfəni/
  1. A pronunciation of letters and syllables which is pleasing to the ear.

    countable · uncountable
    When I hear you speak, I hear beautiful euphony.
  2. The tendency to make phonetic change for ease of pronunciation.

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Where this word comes from

From French euphonie, from Ancient Greek εὐφωνία (euphōnía), from εὐ- (eu-, prefix meaning ‘good, well’) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound; (human) voice; discourse, speech”) (from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to say, speak”)) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, suffix forming feminine abstract nouns). The English word is analysable as eu- + -phony.

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