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su⋅sur⋅ra⋅tion

  [soo-suh-rey-shuhn]
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–noun
a soft murmur; whisper.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL susurrātiōn- (s. of susurrātiō), equiv. to susurrāt(us) (ptp. of susurrāre; see susurrus, -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
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su·sur·ra·tion   (sōō'sə-rā'shən)   
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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