Front | canorous \kuh-NOR-us; KAN-or-uhs\ |
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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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