-phony
1.
a combining form used in the formation of abstract nouns corresponding to nouns ending in
-phone:
telephony.
Origin
<
Greek
-phōnia;
see
-phone
,
-y
3
British Dictionary definitions for
-phony
-phony
combining form
1.
indicating a specified type of sound:
cacophony,
euphony
Derived Forms
-phonic,
combining_form:in_adjective
Word Origin
from Greek
-phōnia,
from
phōnē
sound
-phony
in Medicine
-phony
suff.
Sound:
microphony.