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redolent

red·o·lent [ rédd'lənt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. suggesting: suggestive or reminiscent of something
redolent of corruption

2. having particular smell: with a particular scent or odor
redolent of beeswax

3. aromatic: with a strong pleasant aroma ( literary )

[15th century. < Old French< Latin redolere "smell strongly" < olere "to smell"]

red·o·lence noun
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