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canorous

Pronunciation:  ku'nowrus

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 Definition: [adj]  richly melodious
 
 Synonyms: melodic, melodious, musical, songful
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ca*no"rous\, a. [L. canorus, from nor melody, fr.
canere to sing.]
Melodious; musical. ``Birds that are most canorous.'' --Sir
T. Browne.

      A long, lound, and canorous peal of laughter. --De
                                               Quincey.

 

 

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