Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and Charles Short. 2011.
Stimme — (lat. Vox), 1) der Ton, welchen lebendige Geschöpfe von sich geben können; 2) der Schall, welchen leblose Dinge verbreiten; 3) der Inbegriff der Töne, welche durch das Athmen der Thiere hervorgebracht u. namentlich in dem Kehlkopfe erzeugt werden … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
cacophony — cacophonic /kak euh fon ik/, adj. /keuh kof euh nee/, n., pl. cacophonies. 1. harsh discordance of sound; dissonance: a cacophony of hoots, cackles, and wails. 2. a discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds: the cacophony produced by city… … Universalium
cacophony — /kəˈkɒfəni / (say kuh kofuhnee) noun (plural cacophonies) 1. a harsh sound; dissonance. 2. Music frequent use of discords of a harshness and relationship difficult to understand. {New Latin cacophonia, from Greek kakophōnia} …
cacophony — [kə käf′ə nē] n. pl. cacophonies [prob. via Fr cacophonie < ML cacophonia < Gr kakophōnia < kakophōnos, harsh sounding < kakos, bad, evil + phōnē, voice: see PHONO ] harsh, jarring sound; dissonance cacophonous [kə käf′ənəs] adj.… … English World dictionary
