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Definition of Canorous
1. Adjective. Richly melodious.
Definition of Canorous
1. a. Melodious; musical.
Definition of Canorous
1. Adjective. melodious ¹
2. Adjective. resonant ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Canorous
1. melodic [adj] - See also: melodic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Canorous
Literary usage of Canorous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Twelve Thousand Words Often Mispronounced by William Henry Pinkney Phyfe (1908)
"See canorous. Walker observes : " An uneducated English speaker is very apt to
pronounce this word with the accent on the first syllable, according to the ..."
2. Zoological Recreations by William John Broderip (1849)
"When, therefore, Aristotle is quoted as saying that swans are canorous, especially
at the end of life, and that they pass over the seas singing, ..."
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