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stentorian: [sten-tohr-ee-uh n]

adjective: Very loud or powerful in sound, such as a stentorian voice.

etymology: Coined around 1600. From Stentor, the Greek herald in the Trojan War, described in "The Iliad" to have a voice as loud as 50 men. His name comes from the Greek word stenein meaning "groan, moan."

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Date: 2016-01-07 02:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] prettygoodword.livejournal.com
Useful to be if you're going to hector people.

---L.
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