Speakur

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profulgent

/pɹəˈfʌld͡ʒənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-ful-gent
IPA
/pɹəˈfʌld͡ʒənt/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shining out; gleaming.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From pro- + Latin fulgeō (“to shine”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more profulgent (comparative) most profulgent (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce profulgent?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹəˈfʌld͡ʒənt/.
What does profulgent mean?
Shining out; gleaming.
Where does profulgent come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce profulgent

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