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Webster 1913 Edition

Reverberant

Re-ver′ber-ant

,
Adj.
[L.
reverberans
, p. pr. : cf. F.
réverbérant
. See
Reverberate
.]
Having the quality of reverberation; reverberating.

Webster 1828 Edition

Reverberant

REVERB'ERANT

,
Adj.
[L. reverberans. See Reverberate.]
Returning sound; resounding; driving back.

Definition 2024

reverberant

reverberant

See also: réverbérant

English

Adjective

reverberant ‎(comparative more reverberant, superlative most reverberant)

  1. (heraldry, of a lion’s tail) Turned up sigmoidally, with the end pointing outward; reboundant.
  2. Tending to reverberate
    His snoring was reverberant.

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Verb

reverberant

  1. present participle of reverberar

Latin

Verb

reverberant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of reverberō

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: rĭvûrʹbərənt, IPA(key): /ɹɪˈvɜːbəɹənt/
  • (UK) enPR: rĭvûrʹbərənt, rĭvûrʹbərnt; IPA(key): /ɹᵻˈvəːbəɹənt/, /ɹᵻˈvəːbəɹn̩t/
  • (US) enPR: rəvərʹbərənt, rēvərʹbərənt; IPA(key): /ɹəˈvəɹbəɹənt/, /ɹiˈvəɹbəɹənt/

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