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redolent definition

redo·lent (-ənt)

adjective

  1. sweet-smelling; fragrant
  2. smelling (of) redolent of the ocean
  3. suggestive or evocative (of)

Etymology: OFr < L redolens, prp. of redolere, to emit a scent < re(d)-, intens. + olere, to smell (akin to odor, odor)

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