🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

गूँज

Pronunciation / Transliteration: goonj

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Resonance/ˈrɛz.ə.nəns/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"उसके शब्दों में एक गहरी गूँज थी।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality in a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating, or the reinforcement and prolongation of sound by reflection.

    "The rich resonance of the cello filled the concert hall."
  2. 2

    The power to evoke enduring images, feelings, or memories; deep emotional or cultural significance.

    "The ancient poem still holds profound resonance for modern readers."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin resonantia, stemming from resonare (to echo, sound again), combining re- (again) and sonare (to sound). Entering Middle English via Old French in the late 14th century as a term for echoing sound, it subsequently expanded metaphorically into physics, chemistry, and emotional or cultural reverberation.

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