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profund

Pronunciation: [pɾuˈfun]

“profund” is a Catalan word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. deep
  2. deep; profound

In Catalan

  1. Que s'enfonsa en la terra o una altra superfície, d'alçada.
  2. Que arriba a l'essencial de les coses.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin profundus. Doublet of pregon, which was inherited from the same Latin source through Old Occitan (compare Occitan prigond), passing through an Old Catalan form prevon and later preon (to which the antihiatic 'g' was later added).

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