Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having a loud voice; vociferous; clamorous.
- Of grand or imposing sound.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having a loud voice.
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- adjective Having a
loud voice .
Etymologies
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Examples
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This is at once more descriptive and more megalophonous, -- but the alliteration of the text had captivated the vulgar ear of the herd of later commentators.
The Complete Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley — Complete Percy Bysshe Shelley 1807
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This is at once more descriptive and more megalophonous, -- but the alliteration of the text had captivated the vulgar ear of the herd of later commentators.
The Complete Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley — Volume 1 Percy Bysshe Shelley 1807
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This is at once more descriptive and more megalophonous, — but the alliteration of the text had captivated the vulgar ear of the herd of later commentators. — [SHELLEY’S NOTE.]
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Let the megalophonous grasshopper sound a blast and summon hither the perfunctory and circumforaneous Tumble-Bug, to the end that excavations may be made and learning gather new treasures. "
Sketches New And Old Twain, Mark, 1835-1910 1922
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Let the megalophonous grasshopper sound a blast and summon hither the perfunctory and circumforaneous Tumble-Bug, to the end that excavations may be made and learning gather new treasures. "
Sketches New and Old Mark Twain 1872
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Let the megalophonous grasshopper sound a blast and summon hither the perfunctory and circumforaneous Tumble-Bug, to the end that excavations may be made and learning gather new treasures. "
Sketches New and Old, Part 3. Mark Twain 1872
qms commented on the word megalophonous
The seal and the walrus are loud.
Thus vocally richly endowed,
Chat megalophonous
Renders cacophonous
The prissiest pinniped crowd.
November 26, 2014