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What's the Most Beautiful Word?

What is the most beautiful word in the English language? This question was recently posed on GalleyCat, the Mediabistro blog covering the publishing industry. GalleyCat has its own suggestions, and recommends that readers use the Visual Thesaurus to map out their own favorite words.

This isn't the first time that the Visual Thesaurus has been featured on GalleyCat. Back in February, the VT was hailed as a great tool for writers "looking for a more inspiring interface while searching for the right word." This time around, GalleyCat encourages readers to use the VT in the hunt for the most beautiful word in the language.

As a starting point, GalleyCat links to a list of the 100 Most Beautiful Words in the English Language posted on the Deshoda blog. From these 100, here are GalleyCat's 10 favorites:

What is your choice for the most beautiful word in English?

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