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Word: Curmudgeon
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 16th century: of unknown origin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəˈmʌdʒ(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a bad-tempered person, especially an old one.
Short Definition:bad-tempered person
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