"ambrosiac" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more ambrosiac [comparative], most ambrosiac [superlative]
Etymology: Either from ambrosia + -ac or Latin ambrosiacus; compare French ambrosiaque. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ambrosia|ac}} ambrosia + -ac, {{bor|en|la|ambrosiacus}} Latin ambrosiacus, {{cog|fr|ambrosiaque}} French ambrosiaque Head templates: {{en-adj}} ambrosiac (comparative more ambrosiac, superlative most ambrosiac)
  1. Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious. Synonyms: ambrosial, ambrosian
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