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resound

/ɹɪˈzaʊnd/ verb

In Latin: canō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about resound at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Ring or echo with sound.
    the hall resounded with laughter
  2. Emit a noise.

Origin

From both of the following: * From Late Middle English resounen (“to return with an echo, resound; to make a sound, to sound; of speech or writing: to announce a theme”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman resoner, resouner [and other forms], Middle French resoner, and Old French resoner (“to make a (deep or echoing) sound; of sounds: to echo; to ring; of one’s name or actions: to be frequently recounted; of a place: to re-echo or ring with sound”) (modern French résonner), from Latin resonāre, the present active infinitive of resonō (“to ring or sound again, re-echo, resound; to call repeatedly; to give back the sound of (something), re-echo or resound (something)”), from re- (prefix meani.

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