Clangorous

Clangorous
Clangorous Clan"gor*ous, a. [LL. clangorosus.] Making a clangor; having a ringing, metallic sound. [1913 Webster]

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  • clangorous — clangour (US clangor) ► NOUN ▪ a continuous clanging sound. DERIVATIVES clangorous adjective. ORIGIN Latin clangor, from clangere resound …   English terms dictionary

  • clangorous — adjective having a loud resonant metallic sound the clangorous locomotive works a clanging gong • Syn: ↑clanging • Similar to: ↑noisy • Derivationally related forms: ↑clangor …   Useful english dictionary

  • clangorous — adjective see clangor I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • clangorous — See clangor. * * * …   Universalium

  • clangorous — adjective Making a clangor …   Wiktionary

  • clangorous — clang·or·ous || klæŋgÉ™rÉ™s adj. clanging loudly, ringing loudly …   English contemporary dictionary

  • clangorous — clang·or·ous …   English syllables

  • clangor — clangorous, adj. clangorously, adv. /klang euhr, klang geuhr/, n. 1. a loud, resonant sound; clang. 2. clamorous noise. v.i. 3. to make a clangor; clang. Also, esp. Brit., clangour. [1585 95; < L: loud sound …   Universalium

  • clanging — adjective having a loud resonant metallic sound (Freq. 1) the clangorous locomotive works a clanging gong • Syn: ↑clangorous • Similar to: ↑noisy • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Symphony No. 6 (Prokofiev) — Sergei Prokofiev wrote his Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor (Op. 111) in 1947.BackgroundThe symphony, written as an elegy of the tragedies of World War II, has often been regarded as the darker twin to the victorious Symphony No. 5 in B flat… …   Wikipedia

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