A sound or combination of sounds that is pleasant to hear; also refers to a stringed musical instrument or an early electronic sound-producing device.
From Greek 'eu-' (good) + 'phone' (sound). This word directly translates the concept of 'good sound' and appeared in various technical and musical contexts throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.
Euphone is the musical equivalent of euphemism—while euphemism makes words sound better, a euphone is literally designed to make sounds better, showing how the Greeks' love of 'good' things (eu-) applied to nearly every human experience.
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