单词 | tautophonic |
释义 | > as lemmastautophonic tautophonic adj. Brit. /ˌtɔːtə(ʊ)ˈfɒnɪk/ , U.S. /ˌtɔdəˈfɑnɪk/ , /ˌtɑdəˈfɑnɪk/ [after tautophony n.] rare involving or characterized by repetition of the same sound or sounds.ΚΠ 1852 J. S. Blackie Pronunc. Greek 13 It was one thing to quarrel learnedly with the pronunciation of Chrysoloras, and to chuckle with academic pride over the tautophonic tenuity of..ingeniously gathered scraps of Atticism in the mouth of a modern Turkish serf. 1962 C. Hibbert Il Duce iii. v. 199 There were those as well who remembered how so many of those people outside, celebrating his fall with such exuberance, had once filled the air with their tautophonic chants, ‘Duce! Duce! Duce!’. 2004 Ś. Bandyopādhyāẏay Thematology i. 18 It is not for nothing that her tautophonic retort, ‘A rose is a rose is a rose’ sounds so convincing. < as lemmas |
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