"reboant" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more reboant [comparative], most reboant [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin reboō (“bellow, resound”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|reboō|t=bellow, resound}} Latin reboō (“bellow, resound”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} reboant (comparative more reboant, superlative most reboant)
  1. (chiefly poetic) That reverberates or resounds loudly. Tags: poetic Related terms: reboation
    Sense id: en-reboant-en-adj-CdEPTMUJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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