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sonority

American  
[suh-nawr-i-tee, -nor-] / səˈnɔr ɪ ti, -ˈnɒr- /

noun

plural

sonorities

  1. the condition or quality of being resonant or sonorous.

Etymology

Origin of sonority

1515–25; < Medieval Latin sonōritās < Late Latin: melodiousness, equivalent to Latin sonōr ( us ) ( see sonorous) + -itās -ity

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During a holiday to Japan, he tells BBC Newsbeat, friends encouraged him to send his portfolio to games companies and he got an interview with Pokémon spin-off developer Genius Sonority.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2024

Sonority or tone was varied by changing the keys or register just as on the organ.

From On the Execution of Music, and Principally of Ancient Music by Saint-Saëns, Camille

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