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English
Etymology
From the Middle French membraneux,[1] or the Classical Latin membrāneus (“made of parchment”, “consisting of or resembling a membrane”) or formed in English as: membrane + -eous.
Pronunciation
Adjective
membraneous (comparative more membraneous, superlative most membraneous)
- Alternative form of membranous
Usage notes
References
- ^ Webster's New World College Dictionary. 3rd Edition. New York, Simon & Schuster Macmillan. (1988)