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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

cacophonic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /kəˈkɒfənɪk/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κακόφωνος (kakóphōnos) + -ic, after euphonic. By surface analysis, caco- + -phonic.

Meanings

  1. discordant
  2. unmusical

Forms

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most cacophonic Degree=Sup lexicographic
more cacophonic Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

cacophonically

Relateds

cacophony · cacophonous