floruit

English

Alternative forms

• fl.
• flor.

Etymology

From Latin flōruit (“he/she/it flourished”), from flōreō (“bloom, flourish”), from flōs (“flower”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɔɹ(j)uɪt/
• IPA^(key): /ˈflɔːɹʊɪt/, /ˈflɒɹʊɪt/

Noun

floruit (plural floruits)

1. The time period during which a person, group, culture, etc. is at its peak.

Translations

peak period of a person/culture/group

• Finnish: kukoistus (fi), kukoistuskausi (fi)
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• Russian: ^{(please verify)} го́ды расцве́та pl (gódy rascvéta)

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) flōruit

1. third-person singular perfect active indicative of flōreō ([he, she or it] flourished)
2. (in post-Classical texts) was productive around the time of