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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesturgid
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tʊʁˈɡiːt
"Die Zellen zeigten einen turgiden Zustand."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Swollen, distended, or in a state of tumescence.
"The plant's turgent cells provided strong structural support to the stem." - 2
Pompous, bombastic, or excessively elaborate in style or language.
"The critic dismissed the novelist's latest work as turgent and overly ornate."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'turgentem', the accusative form of 'turgens', present participle of 'turgere' meaning to swell. Entering the English language in the late 16th century, the word initially maintained its literal physical sense of being swollen or distended before expanding metaphorically to describe inflated or bombastic literary and speech styles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Turgent" is said worldwide
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turgide
Transliteration: tyʁ.ʒid
"La tige de la plante est devenue turgide après l'arrosage."
turgid
Transliteration: tʊʁˈɡiːt
"Die Zellen zeigten einen turgiden Zustand."
turgido
Transliteration: ˈtur.dʒi.do
"Il tessuto vegetale appariva turgido e vitale."
turgente
Transliteration: tuɾˈxente
"Las hojas mostraban un aspecto turgente y saludable."
turgente
Transliteration: tuɾˈʒẽ.tʃi
"O tecido vegetal permaneceu turgente durante todo o dia."
स्फीत
Transliteration: sphit
"सिंचाई के बाद पौधे की कोशिकाएं स्फीत हो गईं।"
膨胀的
Transliteration: péng zhàng de
"植物细胞吸收水分后变得膨胀。"
팽창한
Transliteration: paeng-chang-han
"식물 세포는 물을 흡수한 후 팽창한 상태가 되었다."
膨潤した
Transliteration: bōjun shita
"植物の組織は水分を含んで膨潤していた。"
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