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tum

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /tʌm/
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  • rhymes with -ʌm

1

name

Meaning 1

Abbreviation of Technical University of Munich.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

shortened form of tummy

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tum-tum

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stomach, tummy, breadbasket

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: internal organ, viscus

Narrower terms: craw, crop, rumen, first stomach, reticulum, second stomach, psalterium, omasum, third stomach, abomasum, fourth stomach

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.