See Also: pleophony(dictionary)

oldish (oh) and pleophony (iou)


oldish (oh)



fairly old
::an oldish woman

pleophony (iou)



pleophony noun. M20.
[from PLEO- + -PHONY, after homophony etc.]
Linguistics. Vowel duplication; epenthesis of a vowel which harmonizes with that in the preceding syllable.