raucity
Harshness of sound; rough utteranceHarshness of sound; rough utterance
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Harshness of sound; rough utterance
the raucity of a trumpet, or voice
Origin
From rauc(ous) + -ity, from Latin raucitas, from raucus (“hoarse”). Compare French raucitéFrom rauc(ous) + -ity, from Latin raucitas, from raucus (“hoarse”). Compare French raucité.
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable