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—erubescence, n./er'oo bes"euhnt/, adj.becoming red or reddish; blushing.[1730-40; < L erubescent- (s. of erubescens), prp. of erubescere. See E-, RUBESCENT]
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érubescent — érubescent, ente [ erybesɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1784; lat. erubescens « rougissant » ♦ Didact. Qui devient rouge. Fruits érubescents. Méd. Tumeur érubescente. ⇒ rubescent. ● érubescent, érubescente adjectif (latin erubescens, entis) Littéraire. Qui ro … Encyclopédie Universelle
erubescent — erubescént adj. m., pl. erubescénţi; f. sg. erubescéntă, pl. erubescénte Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic ERUBESCÉNT, Ă adj. (despre fructe etc.) care se înroşeşte; roşcat. (< fr … Dicționar Român
Erubescent — Er u*bes cent, a. [L. erubescens, p. pr. erubescere to grow red; e out + rubescere. See {Rubescent}.] Red, or reddish; blushing. Johnson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
érubescent — érubescent, ente (é ru bè ssan, ssan t ) adj. Terme didactique. Qui devient rouge. • Les bois érubescents, BERN. DE ST PIERRE dans le Dict. de BESCHERELLE … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
erubescent — [ˌɛrʊ bɛs(ə)nt] adjective rare reddening; blushing. Origin C18: from L. erubescent , erubescere redden … English new terms dictionary
erubescent — adj. blushing, becoming red … English contemporary dictionary
erubescent — a. Reddish, blushing, rubicund … New dictionary of synonyms
erubescent — er·u·bes·cent … English syllables
erubescent — /ɛruˈbɛsənt/ (say erooh besuhnt) adjective becoming red or reddish; blushing. {Latin ērubescens, present participle, reddening} –erubescence, noun …
erubescent — a. becoming red. ♦ erubescence, n … Dictionary of difficult words
