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abloom

[ uh-bloom ]
/ əˈblum /
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adverb, adjective
in bloom; blossoming; flowering.
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Origin of abloom

First recorded in 1850–55; a-1 + bloom1
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British Dictionary definitions for abloom

abloom
/ (əˈbluːm) /

adjective
(postpositive) in flower; blooming
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