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Word: Raucous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 17th century: from Latin raucus ‘hoarse’ + -ous
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈrɔːkəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise
Short Definition:making or constituting disturbingly harsh and loud noise
Examples:- raucous youths
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