Würm
[ voorm, woorm, wurm; German vyrm ]
/ vʊərm, wʊərm, wɜrm; German vürm /
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noun
the fourth stage of the glaciation of Eurasia during the Pleistocene.Compare Wisconsin (def. 3).
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Origin of Würm
<German (1909), after a river in Bavaria, joining the Starnberger See and the river Amper
Words nearby Würm
Wu-lu-mu-ch'i, wunderkind, Wundt, Wuppertal, wurley, Würm, wurst, Württemberg, wurtzilite, wurtzite, Würzburg
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Würm
/ (vʊəm, wɜːm) /
noun
Word Origin for Würm
C20: named after the river Würm in Bavaria, Germany
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