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DictionaryRoot: sonare
Latin

sonare

sound or resound

Forms

  • sonare
  • sonat- — The form used for completed action.

Origin

Related to Latin sonus, “sound,” in an inherited Indo-European sound family.

Note

The source does not specify whether the sound is musical, pleasant, or loud.

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A large bronze singing bowl being rubbed around rim, warm subtle vibration lines conveying prolonged rich sound.
noun

resonance

REZ-uh-nuns/ˈrezənəns/

Reinforcement of vibration through a matching frequency.

Etymology
reLatinback, again; restoration or reversal
+sonLatinsound or resound
+anceLatina state, quality, or action

The pieces evoke sound coming back or sounding again—an echo. Resonance first described sound prolonged or repeated through reflection, connecting that returning sound with the continuing, full quality heard in a resonant tone.

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