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canorous
ca·no·rous
 , adj.
melodious; musical.
[1640–50; < L can ōrus,
equiv. to canōr-
(s. of canor song, equiv. to can(ere) to sing +
-or -OR1)
+ -us -OUS]
— ca·no rous·ly,
adv.
— ca·norous·ness,
n. (Random
House Webster's Unabridged).
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Franco Trincale, a 67-year-old
busker from Sicily, has spent the last 20
years parodying the powerful in improvised public performances in front of
Milan cathedral. His canorous contumely has now been cited, alongside the notorious prejudice of the public prosecutor and the presence of leftwing mobs, as evidence that Mr Berlusconi cannot expect a fair trial in the country's hostile financial capital. ——
Philip Willan;
Tripped by Troublesome Troubadour;
A street singer's caustic songs
appear to have put the Italian prime minister on the defensive;
Guardian; March 07, 2002
A long, loud, and canorous peal of laughter.——
De Quincey
He chooses his language for
its rich canorousness rather than for intensity of meaning.——
James Russell Lowell, Among My Books
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