Etymology

fulmination

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Today it means: The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation. Full definition →

Middle French fulmination ← Latin fulminātiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromfulminātiō
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromfulmination
  3. English todayfulmination

From Middle French fulmination, from Latin fulminātiō; equivalent to fulmine + -ation.

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