About The Word Sibilance
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Sibilance
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What's The Definition Of Sibilance?Synonyms | Synonyms for Sibilance: Related Terms | Find terms related to Sibilance: See Also | Sibilance In Webster's Dictionary \Sib"i*lance\, Sibilancy \Sib"i*lan*cy\, n.
The quality or state of being sibilant; sibilation.
Milton would not have avoided them for their sibilancy,
he who wrote . . . verses that hiss like Medusa's head
in wrath. --Lowell.
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