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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀφωνία (aphōnía, “speechlessness”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afoˈnia/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Syllabification: a‧fo‧ní‧a
Noun
afonía f (plural afonías)
- aphonia (loss of voice)
2016 May, “Happy Birthday, Mr. President!”, in Prensa Libre: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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