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susurration
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n. A soft, whispering or rustling sound; a murmur. [Middle English susurracioun, from Late Latin susurrātiō, susurrātiōn-, from Latin susurrātus, past participle of susurrāre, to whisper, from susurrus, whisper, ultimately of imitative origin.] su·sur'rant (sŏŏ-sûr'ənt, -sŭr'-), su·sur'rous (-sûr'əs, -sŭr'-) adj. |
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susurration
"whisper, murmur," c.1400, from L. susurrationem (nom. susurratio), from pp. of susurrare, from susurrus "murmur, whisper," a reduplication of the PIE imitative base *swer- (cf. Skt. svarati "sounds, resounds," Gk. syrinx "flute," L. surdus "dull, mute," O.C.S. svirati "to whistle," Lith. surmo "pipe, shawm," Ger. schwirren "to buzz," O.E. swearm "swarm").
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| susurration | |
noun | |
| 1. | the indistinct sound of people whispering; "a soft susurrus of conversation" |
| 2. | speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords [syn: whisper] |
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Susurration
Su`sur*ra"tion\, n. [L. susurratio, fr. susurrare to whisper: cf. F. susurration.] A whispering; a soft murmur. "Soft susurrations of the trees." --Howell.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
susurration
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