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Word: Zephyr
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Old English zefferus, denoting a personification of the west wind, via Latin from Greek zephuros ‘(god of the) west wind’. Sense 1 dates from the late 17th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈzɛfə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a soft gentle breeze.
Short Definition:soft gentle breeze
Definition:
a fine cotton gingham.
Short Definition:fine cotton gingham
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