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redolent

adj.
US //ˈɹɛdəɫənt// UK //ɹˈɛdələnt// redo·lent
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Origin

From Middle English redolent (first attested in 1400), from Old French redolent, from Latin redolentem, present participle of redoleō (“I emit a scent”), from red- + oleō (“I smell”).

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