Raucity

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:28:53

Rau"ci*ty (?), n. [L. rausitas, from raucus hoarse: cf. F. raucit'e.]

Harshness of sound; rough utterance; hoarseness; as, the raucity of a trumpet, or of the human voice.

 

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