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clangour

British  
/ ˈklæŋɡə, ˈklæŋə /

noun

  1. a loud resonant often-repeated noise

  2. an uproar

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verb

  1. (intr) to make or produce a loud resonant noise

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Etymology

Origin of clangour

C16: from Latin clangor a noise, from clangere to clang

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One thing in all things have I seen:         One thought has haunted earth and air; Clangour and silence both have been         Its palace chambers.

From AE in the Irish Theosophist by Russell, George William

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