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Soniferous

[sə-NIF-ə-rəs]

Part of speech: adjective

Origin: Latin, early 18th century

1.

That conveys or bears sound.

2.

That produces (a lot of) sound.

Examples of Soniferous in a sentence

"The bell is so soniferous, it can be heard from the edge of town."

"We need a more soniferous system to reach the full crowd."

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