efflorescent

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English

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Etymology

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From French efflorescent.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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efflorescent (comparative more efflorescent, superlative most efflorescent)

  1. Bursting into flower.
  2. Growing at a rapid rate; flourishing.
  3. Forming a white dust or efflorescence on the surface.

Quotations

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.flɔ.ʁɛ.sɑ̃/ ~ /e.flɔ.ʁe.sɑ̃/, /ɛf.flɔ.ʁɛs.sɑ̃s/[1]

Adjective

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efflorescent (feminine efflorescente, masculine plural efflorescents, feminine plural efflorescentes)

  1. efflorescent

References

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  1. ^ “efflorescent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

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Verb

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efflōrēscent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of efflōrēscō
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