SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY: PLANGENT
PRONUNCIATION:
(PLAN-juhnt)
MEANING:.
adjective:
1. Loud and resounding.
2. Sad or mournful.
1. Loud and resounding.
2. Sad or mournful.
ETYMOLOGY:
"When the two horns answered each other's plangent calls
from opposite sides of the vast auditorium the effect was electrifying."
A Majestic Canon; The Economist (London, UK); Sep 4, 2003.
A Majestic Canon; The Economist (London, UK); Sep 4, 2003.
USAGE: "When
the two horns answered each other's plangent calls from opposite sides of the
vast auditorium the effect was electrifying."
A Majestic Canon; The Economist (London, UK); Sep 4, 2003.
A Majestic Canon; The Economist (London, UK); Sep 4, 2003.
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