Etymology

obversant

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Today it means: conversant; familiar or in the know about a certain topic. Full definition →

Latin obversans
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  1. Latin · derived fromobversans
  2. English todayobversant

From Latin obversans, present participle of obversari (“to hover before”), from ob (see ob-) + versare (“to move about”).

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