Sibilancy

//ˈsɪbɪlənsi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The property or state of being sibilant. uncountable, usually

    "How do such words differ from hilltop, townend, candlelight, rushlight, cityman, and the like, where no double s can be made the scapegoat? Certainly Milton would not have avoided them for their sibilancy, he who wrote […] verses that hiss like Medusa's head in wrath."

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sibilancesibilance

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"How do such words differ from hilltop, townend, candlelight, rushlight, cityman, and the like, where no double s can be made the scapegoat? Certainly Milton would not have avoided them for their sibilancy, he who wrote […] verses that hiss like Medusa's head in wrath."

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