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sten⋅to⋅ri⋅an
[sten-tawr-ee-uh
n, -tohr-] 
–adjective
| very loud or powerful in sound: a stentorian voice. |
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| sten·to·ri·an (stěn-tôr'ē-ən, -tōr'-) adj. Extremely loud: a stentorian voice. See Synonyms at loud. [After Stentor, a loud-voiced Greek herald in the Iliad.] |
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Stentorian
Sten*to"ri*an\, a. [L. stentoreus; cf. Gr. ?.] Of or pertaining to a stentor; extremely loud; powerful; as, a stentorian voice; stentorian lungs.
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stentorian
"of powerful voice," 1605, from Stentor, legendary Gk. herald in the Trojan War, whose voice (described in the "Iliad") was as loud as 50 men. His name is from Gk. stenein "groan, moan," from PIE imitative base *(s)ten-, source of O.E. þunor "thunder."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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