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cauma

/ˈkaʊmə/

cauma noun: great heat, as of the body in fever.

Noun

cauma

  1. Great heat, as of the body in fever.

Origin of cauma

Borrowed from Latin cauma (“heat”), from Ancient Greek καῦμα (kaûma, “heat, especially of the sun”). Probably a doublet of calm.

Questions about cauma

What does cauma mean?
Cauma means great heat, as of the body in fever.
What part of speech is cauma?
Cauma is a noun.
How do you pronounce cauma?
Cauma is pronounced /ˈkaʊmə/.

Words near cauma in the dictionary

  1. caulospheres
  2. caulotaxis
  3. cauls
  4. Caulton
  5. caum
  6. cauma
  7. caumed
  8. cauming
  9. caums
  10. caumstone
  11. caumstones

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