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Word: Abominate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Latin abominat- ‘averted’, ‘loathed’, from the verb abominari, from ab- ‘away, from’ + omen, omin- ‘omen’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əˈbɒmɪneɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
detest; loathe
Short Definition:detest
Examples:- they abominated the very idea of monarchy
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