Etymology

cacumen

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Today it means: The smallest possible piece of matter, making up part of an atom. Full definition →

Latin cacūmen
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcacūmen
  2. English todaycacumen

Borrowed from Latin cacūmen.

Words from the same roots

Latincacūmen all →

cacuminalcacuminatecacuminous

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