"aereous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more aereous [comparative], most aereous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin aer + -ous. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|aer}} Latin aer, {{suf|en|Latin <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">aer</i>|ous}} Latin aer + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} aereous (comparative more aereous, superlative most aereous)
  1. Resembling or consisting of air. Related terms: airy, flammeous, gaseous
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