abat-voix

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English[edit]

Abat-voix

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French abat-voix, from French abattre (“to beat down”) + voix (“voice”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (US) IPA(key): /ɑ.ˌbɑv.ˈwɑ/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • (plural): (US) IPA(key): /ɑ.ˌbɑv.ˈwɑz/[1]

Noun[edit]

abat-voix (plural abat-voix)

  1. A device for reflection of sound, as in a sounding board over a pulpit or rostrum.[1]

Translations[edit]

Translations

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 2

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

abat + voix (“voice”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

abat-voix m (plural abat-voix)

  1. abatvoix

Further reading[edit]

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