Raucity

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Raucity \Rau"ci*ty\ (r[add]"s[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. raucitas, from
     raucus hoarse: cf. F. raucit['e].]
     Harshness of sound; rough utterance; hoarseness; as, the
     raucity of a trumpet, or of the human voice.
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