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noun
1.
the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone.
2.
the tree itself.
3.
any of various other trees bearing a plumlike fruit.
4.
the fruit itself.
5.
EXPANDa sugarplum.
6.
a raisin, as in a cake or pudding.
7.
a deep purple varying from bluish to reddish.
8.
Informal. an excellent or desirable thing, as a fine position: The choicest plums went to his old cronies.
9.
Informal. an unanticipated large increase in money or property, as an unexpected legacy; a windfall: The company offered bonuses and other plums.
10.
COLLAPSEAlso called displacer. a large stone used in massive concrete construction.
adjective
11.
extremely desirable, rewarding, profitable, or the like: a plum job in the foreign service.
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Plum
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English plūme (cognate with German Pflaume) ≪ Greek proûmnon plum, proúmnē plum tree; compare prune1
before 900; Middle English; Old English plūme (cognate with German Pflaume) ≪ Greek proûmnon plum, proúmnē plum tree; compare prune1
Related forms
plum·like, adjective
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adjective, adverb
plumb (defs. 2–6).
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| plum1 (plʌm) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | greengage See also damson a small rosaceous tree, Prunus domestica, with white flowers and an edible oval fruit that is purple, yellow, or green and contains an oval stone |
| 2. | the fruit of this tree |
| 3. | a raisin, as used in a cake or pudding |
| 4. | a. a dark reddish-purple colour |
| b. (as adjective): a plum carpet | |
| 5. | informal |
| a. something of a superior or desirable kind, such as a financial bonus | |
| b. (as modifier): a plum job | |
| [Old English plūme; related to Latin prunum, German Pflaume] | |
| 'plumlike1 | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
plum
O.E. plume, early Gmc. borrowing (cf. M.Du. prume, O.H.G. phruma, Ger. Pflaume) from V.L. *pruna, from L. prunum "plum," from Gk. prounon, later form of proumnon, from an Asiatic language. Change of pr- to pl- is unique to Gmc. Meaning "something desirable" is first recorded 1780, probably in ref. to
EXPANDthe sugar-rich bits of a plum pudding, etc.
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Slang Dictionary
plum definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Computing Dictionary
PLUM definition
A compiler for a substantial subset of PL/I for the Univac 1100, from the University of Maryland.
["PL/I Programming with PLUM", M.V. Zelkowitz, Paladin House, 1978].
(1995-02-23)
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