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Topic: COLOURS AND SOUNDS

resonant
adjective

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1C a resonant sound is deep, loud, and clear, and continues for a long time:

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the violin's smooth, resonant tone

2

resonant with something

literaryC filled with a particular meaning, quality, or sound:

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prints resonant with traditions of Russian folk art

3 technicalTIMC resonant materials increase any sound produced inside them

—resonantly adverb

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