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fulmen

/ˈfʌlmən/

fulmen noun: a thunderbolt.

Noun

fulmen (plural fulmina)

  1. (obsolete) A thunderbolt.
  2. An artistic or graphic representation of a thunderbolt.

Forms of fulmen

pluralfulmina

Origin of fulmen

Borrowed from Latin fulmen.

Questions about fulmen

What does fulmen mean?
Fulmen means a thunderbolt.
What part of speech is fulmen?
Fulmen is a noun.
How do you pronounce fulmen?
Fulmen is pronounced /ˈfʌlmən/.
What is the plural of fulmen?
The plural of fulmen is fulmina.

Words near fulmen in the dictionary

  1. fulmar
  2. fulmar-petrel
  3. fulmar-petrels
  4. fulmars
  5. fulmart
  6. fulmen
  7. Fulmer
  8. Fulmers
  9. fulmicotton
  10. fulminance
  11. fulminancy

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