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cauma

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkaʊmə/
  • rhymes with -aʊmə

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noun

Meaning 1

Great heat, as of the body in fever.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cauma (“heat”), from Ancient Greek καῦμα (kaûma, “heat, especially of the sun”). Probably a doublet of calm.