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Mellifluous Voice Station Flowing Honey Sweetened Rich Familiar

word mellifluous
definition Flowing like honey; sweetened as if with honey.
eg_sentence His rich, mellifluous voice is familiar to us from countless voice-overs for commercials, station breaks, and documentaries.
explanation With its root mel-, meaning “honey,” mellifluous means literally “flowing like honey.” The word usually applies to sound; it has often been used to describe voices such as Renee Fleming's or Barbra Streisand's, or pieces by composers such as Ravel and Debussy. The DJ on a radio station that plays soft music may have a voice so mellifluous that it almost puts the listener to sleep
IPA mellifluous*

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