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Bill W

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The word "cacophonous" comes from the Greek word kakóphōnos, which means "disagreeable-sounding". Kakóphōnos is a combination of the Greek prefix kak- ("bad") and phōnḗ ("sound" or "voice"). 

The word "cacophonous" was first used in English in 1797, according to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). The word "cacophonously" was first used in 1864. 
The earliest known use of the noun cacophony is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for cacophony is from 1656, in the writing of Thomas Blount, antiquary and lexicographer. 

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drpaladin

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Considering the meaning, the harsh 'k' sound of cacophonous is appropriate.

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Paladin

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Quote: Old pinball arcades were cacophonous places, especially with dozens of pinball machines going.

Cacophony is something Tommy, The Pinball Wizard would have been totally unaware of.

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drpaladin

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6 hours ago, Paladin said:

Quote: Old pinball arcades were cacophonous places, especially with dozens of pinball machines going.

Cacophony is something Tommy, The Pinball Wizard would have been totally unaware of.

You'd think he was deaf, mute, and blind.

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