Etymology

resonance

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Today it means: The quality of being resonant. Full definition →

Old French resonance ← Latin resonantia
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  1. Latin · derived fromresonantia“echo”
  2. Old French · derived fromresonance
  3. English todayresonance

From Old French resonance (French résonance), from Latin resonantia (“echo”), from resonō (“to resound”).

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