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ca⋅no⋅rous

  [kuh-nawr-uhs, -nohr-]
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–adjective
melodious; musical.
Origin:
1640–50; < L canōrus, equiv. to canōr- (s. of canor song, equiv. 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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ca·no·rous   (kə-nôr'əs, -nōr'-, kān'ər-əs)   
adj.  Richly melodious; tuneful: "Edward R. Murrow's canorous broadcasts of the blitz of London" (Newsweek).

[From Latin canōrus, from canor, tune, from canere, to sing; see kan- in Indo-European roots.]
ca·no'rous·ly adv., ca·no'rous·ness n.
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