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Tartar
Tar·tar
[
trtər
]
(
plural
Tar·tars
)
noun
Definition:
1.
peoples
language
Same as
Tatar
2.
fearsome person:
somebody regarded as fearsome or ferocious
(
sometimes offensive
)
[
14th century. Directly or via French
Tartare
< medieval Latin
Tartarus
< Turkish
]
Tar·tar
adjective
Tar·tar·ian
[
taar térree ən
]
adjective
Tar·tar·ic
[
taar tárrik
]
adjective
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