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Euphonia










An agreeable sound. [Elson, Louis C. Professor of Theory of Music at the New England Conservatory of Music. Elson's Music Dictionary. Boston: Oliver Ditson Co. MCMV.]


R  E  F  E  R  E  N  C  E  S 
Euphony 1. agreeableness of sound; pleasing effect to the ear, esp. a pleasant-sounding or harmonious combination or succession of words: the majestic euphony of Milton's poetry. 2. Phonet. harmoniousness or economy of utterance of speech sounds, supposedly resulting from combinatory phonetic change. [< LL e uphõnia < GK] [Urdang, Laurence, ed. Random House Dictionary of The English Language. New York: Random House, 1968.]








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