Aphthongal

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aphthong \Aph"thong\ (?; 277), n. [Gr. ? silent; 'a 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.
     [1913 Webster]