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cwm

[koom]
–noun
cirque (def. 1).

Origin:
1850–55; < Welsh: valley. See combe
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cirque   (sûrk)   


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n.  
  1. A steep bowl-shaped hollow occurring at the upper end of a mountain valley, especially one forming the head of a glacier or stream. Also called cwm.

  2. A ring; a circle.


[French, from Latin circus, circle; see circle.]
cwm   (kōōm)   
n.  See cirque.

[Welsh, valley.]
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cwm   (km)  Pronunciation Key 
See cirque.
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