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Learn “Stentorian”

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Stentorian

adjective/sten-TOR-ee-uhn/

Meaning

A stentorian voice is extremely loud and powerful.

In context

In a stentorian voice, the principal called the whole school to order.

Remember it

Named after Stentor, a Greek herald with a mighty voice — stentorian means herald-loud.

Use it well

Use almost only for voices; it means impressively loud, not just noisy.