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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Aloud \A*loud"\, adverb [Pref. a- + loud.] With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.
Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice. --Isa. lviii. 1.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
aloud
adverb
1: using the voice; not silently; "please read the passage aloud"; "he laughed out loud" [syn: {out loud}]
2: with relatively high volume; "the band played loudly"; "she spoke loudly and angrily"; "he spoke loud enough for those at the back of the room to hear him"; "cried aloud for help" [syn: {loudly}, {loud}] [ant: {softly}]
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