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canorous

[ kuh-nawr-uhs, -nohr- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

canorous

/ kəˈnɔːrəs /

1640–50; < Latin canōrus, equivalent to canōr- (stem of canor song, equivalent to can ( ere ) to sing + -or -or ¹ ) + -us -ous

C17: from Latin canōrus, from canere to sing

Some are graceful and smooth, however, and are canorous though never sonorous.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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