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Word: Diaphone
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 20th century: from Greek dia ‘through’ + phōnē ‘sound’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʌɪəfəʊn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a low-pitched fog signal operated by compressed air, characterized by the ‘grunt’ which ends each note.
Short Definition:low-pitched fog signal operated by compressed air
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