ding-dong theory
A speculative theory of the origins of spoken language, according to which all things…A speculative theory of the origins of spoken language, according to which all things have a vibrating natural resonance, echoed somehow in the earliest words of human beings.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A speculative theory of the origins of spoken language, according to which all things have a vibrating natural resonance, echoed somehow in the earliest words of human beings.
Origin
In reference to the sound of a bell.In reference to the sound of a bell.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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