sudden
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[edit] Etymology
From Middle English sodain, from Anglo-Norman sodein, from Old French sodain, subdain (“immediate, sudden”), from Vulgar Latin *subitānus (“sudden”), from Latin subitaneus (“sudden”), from subitus (“sudden", literally, "that which has come stealthily”), originally the past participle of subire (“to come or go stealthily”), from sub (“under”) + ire (“go”).
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sudden (comparative more sudden, superlative most sudden)
- Happening quickly and with little or no warning, snell.
- The sudden drop in temperature left everyone cold and confused.
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happening quickly and with little or no warning
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sudden (comparative more sudden, superlative most sudden)
- (poetic) Suddenly.
[edit] Noun
sudden (plural suddens)
- (obsolete) An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.
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surprise — see surprise
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Most common English words before 1923: figure · goes · youth · #722: sudden · usual · entirely · system
[edit] External links
- sudden in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- sudden in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- sudden at OneLook Dictionary Search
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