Altisonant

/ælˈtɪsənənt/ adjective

Making a loud, high-pitched sound; having a sonorous or resonant quality at a high pitch.

From Latin 'altus' (high) combined with 'sonans' (sounding, from 'sonare,' to sound). This is a rare, classical English adjective created by combining Latin roots in the 17th-18th centuries.

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