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Cacophonies

Cacophony \Ca*coph"o*ny\, n.; pl. Cacophonies. [Gr. ?????????; kako`s bad + ???? sound: cf. F. Cacophonie.]

  1. (Rhet.) An uncouth or disagreable sound of words, owing to the concurrence of harsh letters or syllables. ``Cacophonies of all kinds.''
    --Pope.

  2. (Mus.) A combination of discordant sounds.

  3. (Med.) An unhealthy state of the voice. [1913 Webster] ||

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cacophonies

n. (plural of cacophony English)

Usage examples of "cacophonies".

Flutes meant enthusiastic cacophonies at the hands of children or the alien landscape of classical music, an intimidating world of great beauty but vicious social exclusivity, to which she had never known the passwords.

She shaped it, melding the cacophonies and euphonies into dazzling lancets.