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Word: Glitch
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1960s (originally US): of unknown origin. The original sense was ‘a sudden surge of current’, hence ‘malfunction, hitch’ in astronautical slang
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡlɪtʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a sudden, usually temporary malfunction or fault of equipment
Short Definition:sudden malfunction or fault
Examples:- a draft version was lost in a computer glitch
Word: Glitch
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡlɪtʃ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
suffer a sudden malfunction or fault
Short Definition:suffer glitch
Examples:- the elevators glitched
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