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Würm
[ voorm, woorm, wurm; German vyrm ]
noun
- the fourth stage of the glaciation of Eurasia during the Pleistocene. Compare Wisconsin ( def 3 ).
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Origin of Würm1
< German (1909), after a river in Bavaria, joining the Starnberger See and the river Amper
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Würm1
C20: named after the river Würm in Bavaria, Germany
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