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What does sonority mean?

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Noun
  1. The property of being sonorous.
  2. (linguistics) Relative loudness (of a speech sound); degree of being sonorous.
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The sound system is mounted high to be easier to reach, and its sonority is beyond reproach.
Her dexterity in passagework was matched by a good sense of the piano sonority and clarity of counterpoint.
Enescu's compatriot, Mihaela Martin, handles well the composer's demands for texture and sonority.
DarĂ­o's poetry is notable for its remarkable musicality, grace, and sonority, and he had a masterly command of rhyme and metrical structure.
Okada projected the mercurial shift of moods in Beethoven's Fantasie Op 77 with resonant sonority.
The soft and rich sonority of the pianoforte almost envelops the sound of the flute.

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