"altitonant" meaning in English

See altitonant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more altitonant [comparative], most altitonant [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} altitonant (comparative more altitonant, superlative most altitonant)
  1. Thundering loudly from high above.
    Sense id: en-altitonant-en-adj-kBlitq37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13

Noun

Forms: altitonants [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} altitonant (plural altitonants)
  1. Something or someone that thunders loudly from on high.
    Sense id: en-altitonant-en-noun-KBnyBoV~

Inflected forms

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