canorous PRONUNCIATION: (kuh-NOR-uhs, KAN-uhr-uhs) - TopicsExpress



          

canorous PRONUNCIATION: (kuh-NOR-uhs, KAN-uhr-uhs) MEANING: adjective: Melodious; musical. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin canere (to sing). Ultimately from the Indo-European root kan- (to sing) which also gave us hen, canto, cantor, recant, accent, chant, enchant, and incentive. Earliest documented use: 1646. USAGE: The canorous sounds that will be associated with the electorate taking back its country is soon to be heard.
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 10:41:48 +0000

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