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absonous en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈæb.sə.nəs/ (US)

Etymology

From Latin absonus, from ab- (“away”) + sonus (“sound”).

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Discordant; inharmonious; incongruous.
    • absonous to our reason 1665, Joseph Glanville, Scepsis Scientifica:

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most absonous Degree=Sup lexicographic
more absonous Degree=Cmp lexicographic