floruit
English
Alternative forms
- fl.
- flor.
Etymology
From Latin flōruit (“he/she/it flourished”), from flōreō (“bloom, flourish”), from flōs (“flower”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈflɔɹ(j)uɪt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈflɔːɹʊɪt/, /ˈflɒɹʊɪt/
Noun
floruit (plural floruits)
- The time period during which a person, group, culture, etc. is at its peak.
Translations
peak period of a person/culture/group
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Latin
Verb
flōruit
- third-person singular perfect active indicative of flōreō ([he, she or it] flourished)
- (in post-Classical texts) was productive around the time of