OBUMBRANT Definition & Meaning

obumbrant

[ob-uhm-bruhnt]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Zoology.

overhanging; projecting over another part.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of obumbrant¹

1820–30; < Latin obumbrant- (stem of �ǲ��ܳ��Բ� ) (present participle of �ǲ��ܳ�� to overshadow), equivalent to ob- ob- + umbr ( �� ) to shade (derivative of umbra shadow) + -ant- -ant

OBulg.obumbrate

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