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  • 31cry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Loud call Nouns 1. cry, shout, call (see Verbs); vociferation, exclamation, outcry, hullabaloo, chorus, clamor, hue and cry; Bronx cheer; plaint (see lamentation); stentor (see loudness); bark, ululation …

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  • 32noise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. uproar, hubbub, din, racket, clamor, pandemonium; crash, rattle, clatter. See loudness, sound. Ant., silence, quiet. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A sound] Syn. sound, sonance, something heard, something… …

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  • 33owl — (n.) O.E. ule, from P.Gmc. *uwwalon (Cf. Du. uil, O.H.G. uwila, Ger. Eule, O.N. ugla), a dim. of root *uwwa, which is imitative of an owl s hoot (Cf. L. ulula owl; Cf. also ULULATION (Cf. ululation)). The bird was employed proverbially and… …

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  • 34ululate — (v.) 1620s, from L. ululatus, pp. of ululare (see ULULATION (Cf. ululation)). Related: Ululated; ululating …

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  • 35ululate — intransitive verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin ululatus, past participle of ululare, of imitative origin Date: circa 1623 howl, wail • ululation noun …

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  • 37Music of Lithuania — Soviet postage stamp depicting traditional Lithuanian musical instruments: kanklės, skudučiai, bagpipe, trumpet and horn Lithuania has a long history of folk, popular and classical musical development. Contents …

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  • 38Extended technique — Extended techniques are performance techniques used in music to describe unconventional, unorthodox or improper s of singing, or of playing musical instruments.Although the use of extended technique was uncommon in the common practice period (c.… …

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  • 39Applause — (Latin applaudere, to strike upon, clap) is primarily the expression of approval by the act of clapping, or striking the palms of the hands together, in order to create noise. Audiences are usually expected to applaud after a performance, such as …

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  • 40Ulla — may refer to:* Ulla, short for the name Ursula in German speaking countries * Ulla, short for the name Ulrika in Scandinavian countries * Ulla, an Asherite mentioned in 1 Chronicles 7:39 in the Hebrew Bible * Ulla (Talmud), a rabbi mentioned in… …

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