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That's the etymology of redolent. To be redolent of high technology, taken literally, means to smell similar.
by card_zero 2y ago
That's the etymology of redolent. To be redolent of high technology, taken literally, means to smell similar.
- JoeAltmaier 2y agoCool! But then there's the 'lamp' part. The idiom is a little more indirect - doesn't 'smell of' high technology. Just smells of it's lamp.