aloud

[ uh-loud ]
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adverb
  1. with the normal tone and volume of the speaking voice, as distinguished from whisperingly: They could not speak aloud in the library.

  2. vocally, as distinguished from mentally: He read the book aloud.

  1. with a loud voice; loudly: to cry aloud in grief.

Origin of aloud

1
First recorded in 1325–75; see origin at a-1, loud

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British Dictionary definitions for aloud

aloud

/ (əˈlaʊd) /


adverb, adjective(postpositive)
  1. in a normal voice; not in a whisper

  2. in a spoken voice; not silently

  1. archaic in a loud voice

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