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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
twang/twaŋ/
▶noun
  • 1 a strong ringing sound such as that made by the plucked string of a musical instrument.
  • 2 a distinctive nasal pronunciation characteristic of the speech of an individual or region.
▶verb
  • 1 make or cause to make a twang.
  • 2 utter with a twang.
– derivatives
twangy adjective.
– origin C16: imitative.



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