/ ˈrezənəns; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U ] ( formal ) ( of sound ) the quality of being resonant :
Her voice had a strange and thrilling resonance.
2.
[ C , U ] ( technical ) the sound or other vibration produced in an object by sound or vibrations of a similar frequency from another object
3.
[ U , C ] ( formal ) ( in a piece of writing, music, etc. ) the power to bring images, feelings, etc. into the mind of the person reading or listening; the images, etc. produced in this way
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French , from Latin resonantia echo, from resonare resound, from re- (expressing intensive force) + sonare to sound.