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Webster 1913 Edition
Cacophony
Ca-coph′o-ny
,Noun.
pl.
Cacophonies
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. [Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK];
κακόσ
bad + [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] sound: cf. F. Cacophonie
.] 1.
(Rhet.)
An uncouth or disagreable sound of words, owing to the concurrence of harsh letters or syllables.
“Cacophonies of all kinds.” Pope.
2.
(Mus.)
A combination of discordant sounds.
3.
(Med.)
An unhealthy state of the voice.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cacophony
CACOPHONY
,Noun.
1.
In rhetoric, an uncouth or disagreeable sound of words, proceeding from the meeting of harsh letters or syllables.2.
In medicine, a depraved voice; an altered state of the voice.3.
In music, a combination of discordant sounds.Definition 2024
cacophony
cacophony
English
Noun
cacophony (plural cacophonies)
- A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.
- 1921-1922, H. P. Lovecraft, Herbert West: Reanimator,
- Not more unutterable could have been the chaos of hellish sound if the pit itself had opened to release the agony of the damned, for in one inconceivable cacophony was centered all the supernal terror and unnatural despair of animate nature.
- 1921-1922, H. P. Lovecraft, Herbert West: Reanimator,
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mix of discordant sounds; dissonance
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