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aphthong

CIDE DICTIONARY

aphthongn. [Gr. silent; 'a priv. + voice, sound, fr. to sound.].
     A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound.  [1913 Webster]

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