Aph″thong (?; 277), n. [Gr. � silent; ἀ priv. + � voice, sound, fr. � to sound.] A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound. — Aph‐thon″gal (�), a.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.