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cwm

[ koom ]
/ kum /
|

noun

cirque(def 1).

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Nearby words

cvs, cvt, cw, cwa, cwlth, cwm, cwmbran, cwo, cwp, cwps, cws

Origin of cwm

1850–55; < Welsh: valley. See combe
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British Dictionary definitions for cwm

cwm

/ (kuːm) /

noun

(in Wales) a valley
geology another name for cirque (def. 1)
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Word Origin and History for cwm

cwm

n.

1853, from Welsh cwm "coomb" (see coomb).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Science definitions for cwm

cwm

[ kōōm ]

See cirque.
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