abraum

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From German abräumen (“to remove”), from ab (“from”) (Old High German aba (“away”)) + raum (“space”) (Old High German rūm).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑˌpɹaʊm/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑpɹaʊm

Noun

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abraum (uncountable)

  1. A red ocher used to darken mahogany and for making chloride of potassium.

References

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  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 5

Anagrams

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