stentor

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin Stentōr, from Ancient Greek Στέντωρ (Stentor), the name of a herald in the Iliad who had a loud voice.

Noun [edit]

stentor (plural stentors)

  1. a person with a powerful or stentorian voice
  2. a protozoan of the genus Stentor[1]
  3. a part of the amplification system of a carillon[2][3]
  4. A howler monkey.

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French [edit]

Noun [edit]

stentor m (plural stentors)

  1. stentor
    une voix de stentor
    A stentorian voice.
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