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Reverberant

//ɹɪˈvɜːbəɹənt// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Turned up sigmoidally, with the end pointing outward; reboundant. rare

    "Their tailes forked, nowed, resignant, reuerberant, descendant, percussed and contercoloured. In all these fourmes, or likenesses they are descriued, and pictured: as also otherwise ensigned or marked, then here is remembred. Wherefore I wil presently write more, […]"

  2. 2
    Tending to reverberate.

    "His snoring was reverberant."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French reverberant (present participle of reverberer), or directly from Latin reverberāns (present participle of reverberō); compare French réverbérant, Italian riverberante, Portuguese reverberante, and Spanish reverberante.

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