Etymology

penannular

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Today it means: Forming an almost complete ring, but with a break or opening. Full definition →

Latin paene
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  1. Latin · derived frompaene“almost”
  2. English todaypenannular

From Latin paene (“almost”) + annular.

Words from the same roots

Latinpaene all →

penumbrapene-peninitial

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