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aphonic (adj.)

"having no sound," 1827, with -ic + Greek aphonos "voiceless," from a- "not, without" (see a- (3)) + phone "voice," from PIE root *bha- (2) "to speak, tell, say."

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Definitions of aphonic from WordNet

aphonic (adj.)
being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech;
Synonyms: voiceless
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