‖ phonesis
(fəʊˈniːsɪs)
[a. Gr. ϕώνησις a sounding, f. ϕωνεῖν to sound.]
Utterance of vocal sounds.
| 1878 Latham Outl. Philol. 55 Accent underlies the Monosyllabic system, and belongs to Phonesis. 1883 D. H. Wheeler By-Ways of Lit. xi. 221 The same principles involve consonantal phonesis in a perpetual diversity. |