Word info

-phone

Suffix

Meaning

A type of sound.
allophone; homophone

A device that makes a sound.
aerophone; saxophone

Forming adjectives: speaking a certain language.
Anglophone; Francophone; Germanophone

Forming nouns: a speaker of a certain language.
Anglophone; Francophone; Germanophone

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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