floruit
floruit · floruits · floruited · floruiting
Lived, flourished; used in biographies to indicate a time period during which a person…Lived, flourished; used in biographies to indicate a time period during which a person is known to have been alive or known to have been notably active, when dates of birth and/or death are not known.
UK/ˈflɔːɹʊɪt/US/ˈflɔɹ(j)uɪt/
Meaning
1 senses(defective)Lived, flourished; used in biographies to indicate a time period during which a person is known to have been alive or known to have been notably active, when dates of birth and/or death are not known.
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from Latin flōruit (“he/she/it flourished”), from flōreō (“bloom, flouUnadapted borrowing from Latin flōruit (“he/she/it flourished”), from flōreō (“bloom, flourish”), from flōs (“flower”).
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Forms
floruits, floruiting, floruited, floruited| Base form | floruit · to floruit |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | floruits |
| Present participle | floruiting |
| Past simple | floruited |
| Past participle | floruited |
regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb