stam

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/stæm/

verb

To confound.

OriginHebrew סְתָ״ם →
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Meanings

stam1

verbstam (third-person singular simple present stams, present participle stamming, simple past and past participle stammed)

present singular third person stams · participle present stamming · participle past stammed · past stammed

  1. UKdialectalobsoletetransitiveTo confound.
noun
  1. UKdialectalobsoleteConfusion.

Stam2

nounStam (uncountable)
  1. Judaismuncountablecollectively, the Jewish ritual scrolls, including holy scrolls, tefillin, and mezuzot

Origin

stam · verb, noun

Of unknown origin. Perhaps related to stammer.

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Stam · noun

  1. Hebrewסְתָ״ם
  2. EnglishStam

From Hebrew סְתָ״ם (sta"m), acronym of סִפְרֵי קוֹדֶשׁ, תְּפִלִּין, וּמְזוּזוֹת (sifréi qodéš, t'filín um'zuzót).

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Anagrams

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APA

stam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stam

MLA

“stam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stam. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stam,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stam.

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