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tanterum

Syllables: tan·te·rumUK/ˈtæn.tə.ɹəm/

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New Zealand/ˈtɛn.tə.ɹəm/

tanterum is the obsolete form of tantrum.

Meaning of tantrum

Noun

tantrum (plural tantrums)

  1. An often childish display or fit of bad temper.
    • Many parents become embarrassed by their children throwing tantrums in public places.

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Forms of tanterum

pluraltanterums

Questions about tanterum

What is tanterum the obsolete form of?
Tanterum is the obsolete form of tantrum.
How do you pronounce tanterum?
Tanterum is pronounced /ˈtæn.tə.ɹəm/ (UK).

Words near tanterum in the dictionary

  1. tantarara
  2. tantararas
  3. tantaras
  4. Tantawangalo
  5. tante
  6. tanterum
  7. tanterums
  8. tantes
  9. tanteuxenite-(Y)
  10. tantie
  11. tanties

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tanterum (page history and authors); tantrum (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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