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ru⋅bi⋅cund

  [roo-bi-kuhnd]
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–adjective
red or reddish; ruddy: a rubicund complexion.
Origin:
1495–1505; < L rubicundus, akin to ruber red 1

Related forms:
ru⋅bi⋅cun⋅di⋅ty, noun
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ru·bi·cund   (rōō'bĭ-kənd)   
adj.  Inclined to a healthy rosiness; ruddy.

[Latin rubicundus; see reudh- in Indo-European roots.]
ru'bi·cun'di·ty (-kŭn'dĭ-tē) n.
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Rubicund

Ru"bi*cund\, a. [L. rubicundus, fr. rubere to be red, akin to ruber red. See Red.] Inclining to redness; ruddy; red. "His rubicund face." --Longfellow.
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