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Re: [microsound] noise?



 noise:(noiz) . [ME. ,< OFr., noise, quarreling, clamor < L. nausea (see
NAUSEA)] 1. a) loud or confused shouting; din of voices; clamor b) any loud
discordant, or disagreeable sound or sounds 2. a sound of any kind [the
noise of rain] 3.[Obs] common gossip; rumor; scandal 4. Electronics any
unwanted electrical signal within a communication system that interferes
with the sound or image being communicated -vt. noised,nois'ing to spread
about (a report,a rumor,etc.):usually with about,around,abroad,etc.-vi. [Now
rare] 1. to talk much or loudly 2. to make noise or a noise
SYN.-noise is the general word for any loud ,unmusical, or disagreeable
sound; din refers to a loud, prolonged, deafening sound, painful to the
ears[the din of steeple bells];uproar applies to a loud confused sound, as
of shouting,laughing,etc., and connotes commotion or disturbance [his
remarks threw the audience into an uproar];clamor suggests
loud,continued,excited shouting, as in protest or demand [the clamor of an
aroused people]; hubbub implies the confused mingling of many voices [the
hubbub of a subway station];racket refers to a loud,clattering combination
of noises regarded as annoyingly excessive[he couldn't work for the racket
next door] See also sound- ANT. quiet.

Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language
Second College Edition

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