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Webster 1913 Edition

Superfluitant

Suˊper-flu′i-tant

,
Adj.
[L.
super
above +
fluitans
, p. pr. of
fluitare
intensive fr.
fluere
to flow.]
Floating above or on the surface.
[Obs.]
Sir T. Browne.
–
Suˊper-flu′i-tance
(#)
,
Noun.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Superfluitant

SUPERFLU'ITANT

,
Adj.
Floating above or on the surface. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

superfluitant

superfluitant

English

Adjective

superfluitant ‎(not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Floating above or on the surface.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Thomas Browne to this entry?)

Related terms

  • superfluitance

Etymology

Latin super ‎(“above”) + fluitans, present participle of fluitare, intensive from fluere ‎(“to flow”).

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