symphonousadj.
/ˈsɪmfənəs/ rare. ? Obsolete.
= symphonious adj. 1 (In first quot. 1814 ironical.)
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the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > degree, kind, or quality of sound > pleasantness of sound > [adjective] > musical or harmonious
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consonant?1521
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symphonous1814
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1814 Q. Rev. Apr. 97 The symphonous expression ‘mully~grubs’.
1831 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 30 403 Hear! hear! bursts in symphonous cadence from the manly bass of Grahame.
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