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Touch a chord   /tətʃ ə kɔrd/   Listen
Touch a chord

verb
1.
Evoke a reaction, response, or emotion.  Synonym: strike a chord.  "The storyteller touched a chord"






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"Touch a chord" Quotes from Famous Books



... oracles in its support, the cause cannot be put aside. Even in the midst of war, Philosophy will be heard, especially when she speaks words of concurring authority that touch a chord in every heart. Leibnitz, Kant, and Fichte, a mighty triumvirate of intelligence, unite in testimony. As Germany, beyond any other nation, has given to the idea of Organized Peace the warrant of philosophy, it only remains ...
— The Duel Between France and Germany • Charles Sumner



Words linked to "Touch a chord" :   kindle, raise, strike a chord, provoke, fire, evoke, enkindle, elicit, arouse



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