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   cacophony

   /kəˈkɒfəni/

   noun

   • 1. a harsh discordant mixture of sounds: "a cacophony of deafening alarm bells"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French cacophonie, from Greek kakophōnia, from kakophōnos ‘ill-sounding’, from kakos ‘bad’ + phōnē ‘sound’.

   Scrabble Points: 21

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   • O

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