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REVERBERATION

\ɹɪvˌɜːbəɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɹɪvˌɜːbəɹˈe‍ɪʃən], \ɹ_ɪ_v_ˌɜː_b_ə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of REVERBERATION

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Reverberatory.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. Act of reflecting light and beat, or re-echoing sound.
n. A kind of furnace or oven in which a crucible or any substance is exposed to the action of intense heat without actual contact with the fire.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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