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   euphony

   /ˈjuːfəni/

   noun

   • 1. the quality of being pleasing to the ear: "the poet put euphony before mere factuality"
   • ▪ the tendency to make phonetic change for ease of pronunciation.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from French euphonie, via late Latin from Greek euphōnia, from euphōnos ‘well sounding’ (based on phōnē ‘sound’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. euphonic adjective

   Scrabble Points: 15

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