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#84456
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INDEX: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
DIFFICULT WORDS
tonitruous
a. thundering. tonitruone, n. musical instrument imitating thunder.
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#84457
10/23/2002 8:16 PM
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astonish too share the same root, tonare, latin, to thunder, originally, extonare (with the ex as an intensifier) altered through french and middle english into astonish.
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#84458
10/23/2002 10:29 PM
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In reply to:
musical instrument imitating thunder
Should we resuscitate the Foley Effects thread?
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#84459
10/23/2002 10:47 PM
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I still like "al capone" = machinegun obbligato to 1812 Overture.
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#84460
10/23/2002 11:01 PM
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Cute!
But, really, the cannon is pretty astonishing in the first place in the 1812--a machine gun obligato would be nerve-wracking.
In checking the spelling of cannon here in MW, I read
that one of its definitions is that of the projecting piece from a bell:
can·on : the projecting part of a bell by which it is hung : EAR
Cool, huh?
Special note to Fiberbabe, if she should read here:
The word from which "ear" comes is an Old English word meaning "edge."
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