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bomb
[ bom ]
/ bɒm /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
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Origin of bomb
First recorded in 1580–90; earlier bom(b)e, from Spanish bomba (de fuego) “ball (of fire),” akin to bombo “drum,” from Latin bombus “a booming sound,” from Greek bómbos
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British Dictionary definitions for bomb
bomb
/ (bɒm) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for bomb
C17: from French bombe, from Italian bomba, probably from Latin bombus a booming sound, from Greek bombos, of imitative origin; compare Old Norse bumba drum
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Other Idioms and Phrases with bomb
bomb
see time bomb.
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