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mellifluous |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mellifluous \Mel*lif"lu*ous\, a. [L. mellifluus; mel, mellis, honey (akin to Gr ?, Goth. milip) + fluere to flow. See {Mildew}, {Fluent}, and cf {Marmalade}.] Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly; as a mellifluous voice. -- {Mel*lif"lu*ous*ly}, adv From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mellifluous adj : pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn: {dulcet}, {honeyed}, {mellisonant}, {sweet}]
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