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Canorous Kuh Nor Us Kan Or Uhs Adjective Melodious Musical Latin Canere

Front canorous \kuh-NOR-us; KAN-or-uhs\
Back adjective
Melodious; musical.

[From Latin canere (to sing). Ultimately from the Indo-European root kan- (to sing) which also gave us hen, canto, cantor, recant, accent, chant, enchant, and incentive. Earliest documented use: 1646.]

"The canorous sounds ... provided a cheery moment." - Corrie Perkin; Off to an Opening in Earnest; The Australian (Sydney); Oct 13, 2008.

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