Semisoun
Pronunciation : Sem"i*soun (-soon)
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A half sound; a low tone. [Obs.] "Soft he cougheth with a semisoun." Chaucer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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