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euphonic, a.|juːˈfɒnɪk|
[f. euphon-y + -ic; cf. Fr. euphonique.]
1.
†a. Well sounding, agreeable to the ear; = euphonious. Obs.
b. Conformable to the laws of euphony.
1814Scott Wav. i, The most sounding and euphonic surname that English history or topography affords. 1851Sir F. Palgrave Norm. & Eng. I. 276 Under the more euphonic denomination of Arsenius. 1876Birch Egypt 30 The Greek Sesoosis, or Setesura, made euphonic as Sesostris.
2. Of or pertaining to euphony.
1816J. Gilchrist Philos. Etym. p. xviii, The consonants, have been as in a kind of euphonic spite gnawed down into musical notes. 1875Whitney Life Lang. vii. 128 Purely euphonic influences. 1879F. Harrison Choice Bks. (1886) 28 note, To English hexameters there are euphonic obstacles which seem to be insuperable.
3. as n. in pl. Euphonious expressions. nonce-use (ironical).
1850L. Hunt Autobiog. i. v. 191 It was curious to hear him..urge on his horses with the other customary euphonics of his tribe. |