afonía

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφωνία (aphōnía, speechlessness).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /afoˈnia/ [a.foˈni.a]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: a‧fo‧ní‧a

Noun

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afonía f (plural afonías)

  1. aphonia (loss of voice)
    • 2016 May, “Happy Birthday, Mr. President!”, in Prensa Libre[1]:
      El legendario apetito sexual de Kennedy quedó documentado en pequeñas notas que enviaba a sus colaboradores en 1960, en una época en que una afonía lo obligó a comunicarse por escrito con sus principales colaboradores.
      Kennedy's legendary sexual appetite was documented in small notes that he sent to his associates in 1960, at a time when a aphonia forced him to communicate in writing with his main collaborators.

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