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stentorian

(adj): used of the voice
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14 days ago chained_bear said:

Is it like a Cape Horn voice? *ponders*

14 days ago Milosrdenstvi said:

Also, a microscopic protozoan which bears a marked resemblance to a trumpet.

In fact, Stentor is not mentioned in the Iliad but is only referenced when Hera speaks in Book V, 'with a voice like Stentor, as loud as fifty other men'.

14 days ago chained_bear said:

Really logos? That's cool! I never heard that before.

14 days ago logos said:

Stentor: a Greek herald in the Trojan War. It is a solid, manly word indeed.

3 months ago whichbe said:

Extremely loud. (from Phrontistery)

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