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ful⋅gu⋅rant

  [fuhl-gyer-uhnt]
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–adjective
flashing like lightning.
Origin:
1640–50; < L fulgurant- (s. of fulgurāns, prp. of fulgurāre), equiv. to fulgur- (see fulgurate ) + -ant- -ant
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ful·gu·rant   (fŏŏl'gyər-ənt, -gər-, fŭl'-)   
adj.  Flashing like lightning; dazzlingly bright.

[Latin fulgurāns, fulgurant-, present participle of fulgurāre, to lighten; see fulgurate.]
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fulgurant ful·gu·rant (f&oobreve;l'gyər-ənt, -gər-, fŭl'-)
adj.
Characterized by sudden shooting pain.

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