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Dictionary of language and linguistics 150Ccacophony [Grk kakophōnía ‘ill sound’]Linguistic or musical discord resulting from a disagreeable combination of sounds. Theantonym is euphonism.cacuminalretroflexCaddoanLanguage family in North America with four languages, each with fewer than 200speakers. Chafe (1979) considers Caddoan to be a member, along with Siouan andIroquoian, of the Macro-Siouan language group, while Greenberg (1987) adds Keresanto the group and designates it Keresiouan.ReferencesChafe, W.L. 1979. Caddoan. In L.Campbell & M. Mithun (eds), The languages of Native America:historical and comparative assessment. Austin, TX, 213–35.Greenberg, J.H. 1987. Language in the Americas. Stanford, CA.North and Central American languages