penannular

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adjective

Forming an almost complete ring, but with a break or opening.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

adjectivepenannular (not comparable)
  1. not comparableForming an almost complete ring, but with a break or opening.

Origin

  1. Latinpaene“almost”
  2. Englishpenannular

From Latin paene (“almost”) + annular.

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APA

penannular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penannular

MLA

“penannular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penannular. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “penannular,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penannular.

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