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verdant

/ˈvɜːdənt/VUR-duhnt
/ˈvɝdənt/VUR-duhnt

Meaninggreen

Common meaning: green with growing vegetation

Journey through time

  1. Latinuiridis‘green’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsgreen → used as a presverdant‘used as a pres’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsused as a pres → green with growing vegetationverdant‘green with growing vegetation’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin uiridis ‘green’.

Roots

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