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protofonia.

prelude, overture

10 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɾo.to.foˈni.ɐ/Brazil/pɾu.tu.fuˈni.ɐ/Portugal
  1. prelude, overture

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Coined by Brazilian writer, physician, poet and homeopath Antônio de Castro Lopes in 1889, from proto- + -fonia.

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