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canorous
ca·no·rous
/
kəˈnɔr
əs, -ˈnoʊr-
/
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[
k
uh
-
nawr
-
uh
s, -
nohr
-
]
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adjective
melodious; musical.
Origin:
1640–50;
<
Latin
canōrus,
equivalent to
canōr-
(stem of
canor
song, equivalent to
can
(
ere
) to sing +
-or
-or
1
) +
-us
-ous
Related forms
ca·no·rous·ly,
adverb
ca·no·rous·ness,
noun
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canorous
(kəˈnɔːrəs)
—
adj
rare
tuneful; melodious
[C17: from Latin
canōrus,
from
canere
to sing]
ca'norously
—
adv
ca'norousness
—
n
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