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phono¹

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Clippings.

noun phonos

  1. abbreviation, clipping, countable Clipping of phonograph Each comes in a carrying case that keeps the devices together with their accessories: the miniplug cable for your music or DVD player, for example, and the adapters for quarter-inch phono jacks and dual-pronged airplane armrest jacks.
  2. abbreviation, clipping, informal, uncountable Clipping of phonology

phono²

Where it comes from

Back-formation from nophono. For the second definition, from its proximity to phone.

noun phonos

  1. Internet Someone, a person.
  2. Internet A phone, or a phone number.

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"phono." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/phono. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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phono. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/phono

Chicago

"phono." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/phono.

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@misc{phono_2026,
  title = {phono},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/phono},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}