tempest
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noun \ˈtem-pəst\Definition of TEMPEST
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: a violent storm
See Examples of TEMPEST
- <the sudden summertime tempest drove us off the golf course and into the clubhouse>
- <the town council handled the tempest over cuts to the school budget as well as could be expected>
Origin of TEMPEST
Middle English tempeste, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *tempesta, alteration of Latin tempestas season, weather, storm, from tempus time
First Known Use: 13th century
2tempest
transitive verbDefinition of TEMPEST
: to raise a tempest in or around
First Known Use of TEMPEST
14th century
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