Etymology

brontide

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Today it means: A sound like that of distant thunder, some of which may have seismic origins. Full definition →

Ancient Greek βροντή
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromβροντή“thunder”
  2. English todaybrontide

From Ancient Greek βροντή (brontḗ, “thunder”) + -ide.

Words from the same roots

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