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Definitions

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Having a loud voice; vociferous; clamorous.
  2. Of grand or imposing sound.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Having a loud voice.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Having a loud voice.

Etymologies

  1. Ancient Greek (Wiktionary)

Examples

  • “This is at once more descriptive and more megalophonous, -- but the alliteration of the text had captivated the vulgar ear of the herd of later commentators.”

    The Complete Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley — Volume 1

  • “This is at once more descriptive and more megalophonous, — but the alliteration of the text had captivated the vulgar ear of the herd of later commentators. — [SHELLEY’S NOTE.]”

    The Complete Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley

  • “Let the megalophonous grasshopper sound a blast and summon hither the perfunctory and circumforaneous Tumble-Bug, to the end that excavations may be made and learning gather new treasures. ”

    Sketches New and Old

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