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cacophony

n.
US //kæˈkɑfəni// UK //kɐkˈɒfənˌi// ca·coph·o·ny
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Origin

From French cacophonie, from Ancient Greek κακοφωνία (kakophōnía), from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”), equivalent to caco- + -phony.

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