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sonance

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[soh-nuhns] / ˈsoʊ nəns /

noun

  1. the condition or quality of being sonant.

    Synonyms:
    noise, sound, voice

  2. a sound; a tune.

Etymology

Origin of sonance

First recorded in 1590–1600; son- + -ance

Example Sentences

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Then let the trumpets sound The tucket sonance and the note to mount; For our approach shall so much dare the field That England shall crouch down in fear and yield.

From King Henry V by Shakespeare, William

Fr. toquer, to tap, beat, cognate with touch, survives in "tuck of drum" and tucket— "Then let the trumpets sound The tucket sonance and the note to mount."

From The Romance of Words (4th ed.) by Weekley, Ernest

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