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lamprophony

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • General-American: lăm-prŏf'-ə-nē
  • General-American: /læmˈpɹɑf.ə.ni/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /læmˈpɹɒf.ə.ni/

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noun

Meaning 1

loudness and clarity of enunciation

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λαμπρόφωνος (lampróphōnos, “clear-voiced”). By surface analysis, Ancient Greek λαμπρός (lamprós, “clear, distinct”) + -phony.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 發音的響亮和清晰 — loudness and clarity of enunciation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 发音的响亮和清晰 (fāyīn de xiǎngliàng hé qīngxī) — loudness and clarity of enunciation
  • Finnish: kuuluvuus — loudness and clarity of enunciation