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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
From {{etyl|la|en}} {{m|la|abdomin-||abdomen}} + {{m|en|-ous}}
From {{der|en|la|abdomin-||abdomen}} + {{m|en|-ous}}


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===

Revision as of 04:27, 23 February 2017

English

Etymology

From Latin abdomin- (abdomen) + -ous

Pronunciation

Adjective

abdominous (comparative more abdominous, superlative most abdominous)

  1. Having a protuberant belly; potbellied. [Mid 17th century.][1]
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Translations

References

  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abdominous”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.