cacophony
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Cacophony — Жанры спид метал, трэш метал, неоклассический метал Годы 1986 1989 … Википедия
Cacophony — Ca*coph o*ny, n.; pl. {Cacophonies}. [Gr. ?????????; kako s bad + ???? sound: cf. F. Cacophonie.] 1. (Rhet.) An uncouth or disagreable sound of words, owing to the concurrence of harsh letters or syllables. Cacophonies of all kinds. Pope. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cacophony — est un groupe de speed metal/metal néo classique créé en 1986 par le guitariste Marty Friedman. Très impressionné par son jeu, Marty accueille très vite Jason Becker, un jeune guitar hero âgé de 16 ans. Ils enregistreront deux disques alliant la… … Wikipédia en Français
Cacophony — es una banda de música estadounidense de la década de los 80s influenciada por un estilo thrash metal combinándolo con un extremo virtuosismo en las guitarras, cuyos solos están basados en cortes neoclásicos. Liderada por Jason Becker, uno de los … Enciclopedia Universal
cacophony — 1650s, from Gk. kakophonia, from kakophonos harsh sounding, from kakos bad, evil (see CACO (Cf. caco )) + phone voice (see FAME (Cf. fame)). Related: Cacophonous … Etymology dictionary
cacophony — ► NOUN (pl. cacophonies) ▪ a harsh discordant mixture of sounds. DERIVATIVES cacophonous adjective. ORIGIN Greek kakoph nia, from kakoph nos ill sounding … English terms dictionary
cacophony — [kə käf′ə nē] n. pl. cacophonies [prob. via Fr cacophonie < ML cacophonia < Gr kakophōnia < kakophōnos, harsh sounding < kakos, bad, evil + phōnē, voice: see PHONO ] harsh, jarring sound; dissonance cacophonous [kə käf′ənəs] adj.… … English World dictionary
cacophony — cacophonic /kak euh fon ik/, adj. /keuh kof euh nee/, n., pl. cacophonies. 1. harsh discordance of sound; dissonance: a cacophony of hoots, cackles, and wails. 2. a discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds: the cacophony produced by city… … Universalium
cacophony — ca|coph|o|ny [kəˈkɔfəni US ˌkəˈka: ] n [singular] [Date: 1600 1700; : Greek; Origin: kakophonia, from kakos bad + phone voice, sound ] a loud unpleasant mixture of sounds cacophony of ▪ a cacophony of car horns >cacophonous adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
