Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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adj
Strident or pompous in expression; vociferous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literary, rare
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adj
Loud.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literary, rare
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History
Either an adapted borrowing of Ancient Greek μεγαλόφωνος (megalóphōnos) + -ous, or independently from megalo- + -phonous.
