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sudden

sud·den [ súdd'n ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
happening quickly and unexpectedly: done or happening quickly or unexpectedly

[13th century. Via Anglo-Norman sudein< Latin subitaneus< subire "go secretly" < ire "go"]

sud·den·ly adverb
sud·den·ness noun

all of a sudden in a sudden and unexpected way

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