# phonophoric

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Sound-bearing; said of certain characters in otherwise ideographic languages.

## Etymology
From phono- + -phore + -ic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/phonophoric