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altisonous

altisonous is the alternative form of altisonant.

Meaning of altisonant

Adjective

altisonant (comparative more altisonant, superlative most altisonant)

  1. (archaic) High-sounding; lofty or pompous.
    • altisonant language

Forms of altisonous

comparativemore altisonous
superlativemost altisonous

Origin of altisonous

Learned borrowing from Latin altisonus.

Questions about altisonous

What is altisonous the alternative form of?
Altisonous is the alternative form of altisonant.

Words near altisonous in the dictionary

  1. altiscope
  2. altiscopes
  3. Altishahr
  4. altisite
  5. altisonant
  6. altisonous
  7. altissimo
  8. altissimos
  9. altithermal
  10. altitonant
  11. altitonants

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