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storm

/sˈtɔːm/STAWRM
/sˈtɔɹm/STAWRM

Meaningviolent weather

Common meaning: violent weather

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishstormsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishstormsource
  3. Englishstorm‘violent weather’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English storm ‘violent weather’.

Roots

  • storm Old English “violent weather”

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