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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How to use Würm in a sentence

Mime and he dispute angrily: Siegfried is about to slay the dragon, the "Wurm," and the question is who is to have the gold.
Richard Wagner|John F. Runciman
Probably they were the tail-end of the great migration of the Wurm ice age.
The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie
Wormwood, wurm′wood, n. the bitter plant Artemisia absinthium: bitterness.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
Suddenly Rudolpho stabs Wurm, and then lays himself down to die by the side of Luisa.
Verdi: Man and Musician|Frederick James Crowest

The Amerindians were the kick of that human explosion eastward which occurred some time during the Wurm ice age.
The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie

British Dictionary definitions for Würm

Würm

/ (vʊəm, wɜːm) /

noun

the fourth and final Pleistocene glaciation in Alpine EuropeSee also Günz, Riss, Mindel

Word Origin for Würm

C20: named after the river Würm in Bavaria, Germany

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