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retentissant — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • resounding adj Emphatic and unmistakable; leaving no doubt.

Senses

retentissant is used for these senses in English:

  • front-page So important as to warrant being put on the front page of newspapers.
  • full-throated (also, figuratively, _, of noises by objects) Using all the power of one's voice; communicated loudly or vociferously.
  • plangent Having a loud, mournful sound.
  • resounding Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant.
  • resounding (by extension) Emphatic, noteworthy.

resounding — full definition

  1. adj Emphatic and unmistakable; leaving no doubt.
  2. adj Loud, deep, and echoing.

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