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Word of the Day for Thursday, April 30, 2009mellifluous \muh-LIF-loo-us\, adjective: Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly; as, a mellifluous voice. The balladeer whose mellifluous voice serenaded two generations of lovers. The tones were high-sounding, mellifluous, as if the speaker was reading from a book of old English verse while holding back any trace of sentiment or emotion. I picked up more mellifluous words when a family friend came over to teach me some Chilean music on my guitar. Mellifluous comes from Latin mellifluus, from mel, | |||||||||
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