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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Cacophony

/kăk-äf'-ən-ē/ · Ca·coph·o·ny · IPA /kəˈkɑfəni/
01 n. An uncouth or disagreable sound of words, owing to the concurrence of harsh letters or syllables.
pl. Cacophonies ((#))
  1. 1.
    An uncouth or disagreable sound of words, owing to the concurrence of harsh letters or syllables.(Rhet.)
  2. 2.
    A combination of discordant sounds.(Mus.)
  3. 3.
    An unhealthy state of the voice.(Med.)