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Word: Random
Speech Type: Adjective
Middle English (in the sense ‘impetuous headlong rush’): from Old French randon ‘great speed’, from randir ‘gallop’, from a Germanic root shared by rand
ˈrandəm
made, done, or happening without method or conscious decision
Short Definition:made, done, or happening without method or conscious decision
Examples:- apparently random violence
unfamiliar or unspecified
Short Definition:unfamiliar
Examples:- are you going to take some random guy on Twitter's word?
- we stumbled on another live band playing at a random bar
Word: Random
Speech Type: Noun
ˈrandəm
an unknown, unspecified, or odd person
Short Definition:unknown, unspecified, or odd person
Examples:- I just sat down by myself and talked to some randoms
- some randoms in the crowd asked Ivan Ljubicic to take a photo for them
- unlike other fan mail from randoms, this was special
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