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APHONIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech
Synonyms:
aphonic; voiceless
Classified under:
Similar:
inarticulate; unarticulate (without or deprived of the use of speech or words)
Derivation:
aphonia (a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice)