re sonant
ə adjective
1.
resounding or echoing, as sounds: the resonant thundering of cannons being fired.
2.
deep and full of resonance: a resonant voice.
3.
pertaining to resonance.
5.
pertaining to a system in a state of resonance, especially with respect to sound.
noun
6.
Phonetics. a vowel or a voiced consonant or semivowel that is neither a stop nor an affricate, as, in English, (m, ng, n, l, r, y, w).
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Re sonant
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Origin:
1585–95; < Latin resonant- (stem of resonāns), present participle of resonāre to resound; see -ant
1585–95; < Latin resonant- (stem of resonāns), present participle of resonāre to resound; see -ant
Related forms
res·o·nant·ly, adverb
hy·per·res·o·nant, adjective
hy·per·res·o·nant·ly, adverb
non·res·o·nant, adjective
non·res·o·nant·ly, adverb
Synonyms
2. rich, vibrant, sonorant, reverberant.
2. rich, vibrant, sonorant, reverberant.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (of sound) resounding or re-echoing |
| 2. | producing or enhancing resonance, as by sympathetic vibration |
| 3. | characterized by resonance |
| 'resonantly | |
| —adv | |
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