SUPREME WORD DU JOUR: CONSONANCE

SUPREME WORD DU JOUR :  CONSONANCE

PRONUNCIATION:

(KON-suh-nuhns)

MEANING: (noun):
1. Agreement or accord.
2. A combination of sounds pleasing to the ear.
3. The repetition of consonant sounds, especially at the ends of words, such as st in the phrase first and last.

ETYMOLOGY:

Via French, from Latin con- (with) + sonare (to sound), from sonus (sound). Ultimately from the Indo-European root swen- (to sound), which also gave us sound, sonic, sonnet, sonata, and unison. Earliest documented use: 1430.

  

USAGE:

"Chin said the stance was in full consonance with the policy of the party."
Jacob Achoi; SUPP Reconciliation 'Bright'; The Borneo Post (Malaysia); Mar 23, 2014.

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