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reverberant

/ɹɪˈvɜːbəɹənt/ adjective

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Latin root: reverberāns Wiktionary

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  1. Turned up sigmoidally, with the end pointing outward; reboundant.
  2. Tending to reverberate.
    His snoring was reverberant.

Origin

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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