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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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sonorousso‧nor‧ous /ˈsɒnərəs, səˈnɔːrəs $ səˈnɔːrəs, ˈsɑːnərəs/ adjective literary Chaving a pleasantly deep loud sound a sonorous voice —sonorously adverb
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sonorous• It was not the breathing of a seventeen-year-old, that's for sure, but something more sonorous.• His voice was sonorous, and long, flourished sentences came from his mouth perfectly formed.• I take a stroll in the sonorous gardens.• From time to time in the Life, he describes Johnson's voice as manly, or deep, or sonorous, or loud.• This year a mere sprat of a northern lass won my heart playing hers out on a mighty and sonorous trombone.• The outer door was open this time and a sonorous voice responded to his knock.• And then there was the music, which would sound far more ample and sonorous when played indoors.
Origin sonorous (1600-1700) Latin sonorus
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