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  • 1Hoarse (album) — Infobox Album Name = Hoarse Type = Live Artist = 16 Horsepower Released = 2000 (Europe), 2001 (North America) Recorded = 1998 Genre = Alternative country Label = Checkered Past Records 2001, Alternative Tentacles 2006 Last album = Secret South… …

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  • 2hoarse — [[t]hɔrs, hoʊrs[/t]] adj. hoars•er, hoars•est 1) having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky 2) having a raucous voice 3) making a harsh, low sound • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME hors < ON *hārs… …

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  • 3hoarse — hoarsely, adv. hoarseness, n. /hawrs, hohrs/, adj. hoarser, hoarsest. 1. having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky: the hoarse voice of the auctioneer. 2. having a raucous voice. 3. making a harsh …

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  • 4hoarse — /hɔs / (say haws) adjective (hoarser, hoarsest) 1. having a vocal tone characterised by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky. 2. having a raucous voice. 3. making a harsh, low sound. {Middle English hors, related to and… …

  • 5hoarse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. throaty, raucous, husky, thick, croaking. See roughness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. grating, rough, uneven, harsh, raucous, discordant, gruff, strident, husky, throaty, thick, growling, croaking,… …

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  • 6Rhotic and non-rhotic accents — English pronunciation can be divided into two main accent groups: a rhotic (pronounced /ˈroʊtɨk/, sometimes /ˈrɒtɨk/) speaker pronounces a rhotic consonant in words like hard; a non rhotic speaker does not. That is, rhotic speakers pronounce /r/… …

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  • 7guttural — a. 1. Of the throat, formed in the throat. 2. Gruff, hoarse, deep, hoarse and low …

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  • 8Boston accent — Boston English redirects here. For the school see English High School of Boston. The Boston dialect is the dialect characteristic of English spoken in the city of Boston and much of eastern Massachusetts. The accent and closely related accents… …

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  • 9endocrine system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction  group of ductless glands (gland) that regulate body processes by secreting chemical substances called hormones (hormone). Hormones act on nearby tissues or are carried in the bloodstream to act on specific target organs… …

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  • 10performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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