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phonaesthetics

 

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Phonaesthetics

Noun:

The branch of linguistics that studies the aesthetic properties of sounds, especially in terms of their emotive potential and pleasantness.

Example sentence: The field of phonaesthetics explores the relationship between sound and meaning in language.

Noun:

Referring to the aesthetic qualities of a particular sound or word.

Example sentence: The poet carefully selected words with pleasing phonaesthetics to create a melodic and evocative poem.

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