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Subject: strident: Dictionary.com Word of the Day
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Jun. 9, 2014

strident \STRAHYD-nt\ adjective 1. making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking: strident insects; strident hinges. 2. having a shrill, irritating quality or character: a strident tone in his writings. Quotes Only the parasites seemed to live there in a sinuous rush up... See full quote -- Joseph Conrad, Almayer's Folly, 1895 Origin Strident entered English in the mid-1600s from the Latin strīdēre meaning "to make a harsh noise."

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