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typhoon
ty·phoon
[
tī fn
]
(
plural
ty·phoons
)
noun
Definition:
tropical storm:
a violent tropical storm in the western Pacific and Indian oceans
[
Late 16th century. Partly < Chinese (Cantonese)
taaî fung
"big wind," partly via Portuguese
tufão
< Urdu
ṭūfān
< Arabic< Greek
tuphōn
"whirlwind, hurricane"
]
ty·phon·ic
[
tī fónnik
]
adjective
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ty·phon·ic [ tī fónnik ] adjective
