10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STENTORIAN»
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How to Sound Clever: Master the 600 English Words You ...
(ofa person's voice) loud and strong for etymology, see box below e.g. Arnold
Schwarzenegger was chosen to star in action films because of his muscular
physique and stentorian voice stentorian derives from the name ofa man called
Stentor, ...
Hubert van den Bergh, 2010
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Bangladeshi Music: Music of Bangladesh, Baul,
Stentorian, ...
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
Loud suggests a volume above normal and sometimes implies undue
vehemence or obtrusiveness <a loud cry) <a loud blast on a trumpet) (loud
demands for reform) <a loud and unpleasant person) Stentorian, chiefly applying
to voices, ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder
Stentorian \sten-౹tȯr-ē-ən\ Extremely loud, often with especially deep richness of
sound. q Even without a microphone, his stentorian voice broadcast the message
of peace to the farthest reaches of the auditorium. Stentor, like Hector, was a ...
Stentorian Roar - Some popular writers have used the term "Stentorian roar"
when referring to snoring. Perhaps the term had its origin in Homer's Iliad (V, 783
) which included a narrative of the legendary herald named Stentor\ In mythology,
...
shouted one of the beings in line — a Stentorian, with a loud booming voice. "
Where do you think you're going?" 'To the head of the line," I replied. "No cutting
in! Wait for the Adjudicator like everyone else!" I endeavored to move around him,
...
John De Lancie, Peter David, 2000
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Verbivore's Feast: Second Course, More Word & Phrase Origins ...
STENTORIAN. I. n the Iliad, the Greek poet Homer recounts the story of the
decadelong Trojan War. The adventure is full of battles, heroes, monsters, lovers,
and the whole panoply of Mt. Olympus immortals. One of the lessfamiliar names
in ...
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The Cambridge Companion to the Concerto
After the concerto's bold opening gesture, which yields to a dialogue between a
low stentorian motto and high- voltage descending arpeggios, Bach develops the
ritornello by visiting a quick succession of musical topics: contrapuntal motif in ...
... and stenography come from the Greek words steno-, "compact" or "little", and
grapho, "to write" and means writing by substituting abbreviations or symbols for
words. STENTORIAN A stentorian individual is a bellowing, loud-voiced person.
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Bangladeshi Music: Music of Bangladesh, Baul,
Stentorian, ...
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STENTORIAN»
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Classical CDs: Gerstein, Gaffigan do justice to Tchaikovsky's …
The differences are almost immediately audible. For one thing, the familiar stentorian piano chords that accompany the opening soaring melody in the violins are ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
Our five faves this week: 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' 'Silicon Valley …
This production feels Shakespearean in its language, broad strokes and stentorian vigor, but the urgency and high stakes manage to strip much of the lacquer ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 15»
Drone Music
A stentorian voice intones the text printed above the infant's photograph: “Drone Pilots Please Refuse Fly: No one has to obey an immoral law.” Produced by ... «CounterPunch, May 15»
Lawrence Tanter is a familiar voice in an unfamiliar Lakers season
He said simply in his stentorian way, "Number 16." The Lakers (17-47) won't be winning a 17th championship this season. Not even close. But Tanter keeps ... «Los Angeles Times, Mar 15»
The sound of 'Laugh-In's' Gary Owens was the sound of Los Angeles
Owens was a baritone, though not of the rumbling or stentorian sort -- something between adventure-serial narration and the crushed-velvet tones a late-night ... «Los Angeles Times, Feb 15»
The life of Kovai Subri
When Gandhiji toured in Coimbatore and Nilgiris district Subri was his translator and he impressed the Mahatma with his stentorian voice. Gandhiji affectionately ... «The Hindu, Jan 15»
Opera Southwest gives stunning premiere of lost opera 'Amleto'
Shannon De Vine gives a stentorian and dominating King Claudius, commanding the stage from the very first scene. His prayer which prevents Hamlet from ... «Albuquerque Journal, Nov 14»
Ian Bostridge Stars in Britten's 'Curlew River'
The Ferryman (the stentorian baritone Mark Stone) asks the Traveller (the bass-baritone Neal Davies in a plaintive performance) about the strange singing ... «New York Times, Oct 14»
Kelsey Grammer trades 'Frasier' for villains and tough guys
With his stentorian voice and pompous whiff of erudition, Kelsey Grammer cemented a spot in TV history playing Dr. Frasier Crane for 20 years, first on "Cheers" ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 14»
PEN World Voices Festival Opens 'On the Edge'
His stentorian voice was the most furious element on display. The philosopher Judith Butler earned the most sustained ovation for an essay about the political ... «New York Times, Apr 14»
