iterance
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of iterance
Example Sentences
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The German artillery-fire had swelled from an occasional explosion to a ceaseless roar, that made the ground vibrate and heave, and that beat on the eardrums with nauseating iterance.
From Bruce by Terhune, Albert Payson
Thou, Theseus, wast a cloud, and I a cloud, Quickened from thee with such pervading flame, As that thou canst not now so part from me Without the fiery iterance of my heart.
From The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 by Various
The monotonous iterance of a little vesper bell somewhere in the valley, hidden by the orchard bowers, added the finishing touch.
From The Tree of Knowledge A Novel by Reynolds, Mrs. Baillie
She had a glimpse of the significance of Nature's eternal iterance.
From Leonora by Bennett, Arnold
I know one who can evoke modern dramatic scenes by the mere iterance of the great musical names of the imagination.
From Dramatic Technique by Baker, George Pierce
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