canorous

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ca·no·rous

(kə-nôr′əs, kăn′ər-əs)

adj.

Richly melodious; tuneful: "Edward R. Murrow's canorous broadcasts of the blitz of London" (Newsweek).

[From Latin canōrus, from canor, tune, from canere, to sing; see kan- in Indo-European roots.]

ca·no′rous·ly adv.

ca·no′rous·ness n.

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canorous

(kəˈnɔːrəs)

adj

rare tuneful; melodious

[C17: from Latin canōrus, from canere to sing]

caˈnorously adv

caˈnorousness n

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ca•no•rous

(kəˈnɔr əs, -ˈnoʊr-)

adj.

melodious; musical.

[1640–50; < Latin canōrus, derivative of canor song =can(ere) to sing + -or -or¹; see -ous]

ca•no′rous•ly, adv.

ca•no′rous•ness, n.

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canorous - richly melodious

songful

melodic, melodious, musical - containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark"

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