| resound | medical dictionary |
1. To sound loudly; as, his voice resounded far.
2. To be filled with sound; to ring; as, the woods resound with song.
3. To be echoed; to be sent back, as sound. "Common fame . . . Resounds back to them again."
4. To be mentioned much and loudly.
5. To echo or reverberate; to be resonant; as, the earth resounded with his praise.
Origin: OE. Resounen, OF. Resoner, F. Resonner, from L. Resonare; pref. Re- re- + sonare to sound, sonus sound. See Sound to make a noise.
(01 Mar 1998)
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