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down come
down·come
/
ˈdaʊnˌkʌm
/
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doun
-kuhm
]
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noun
1.
a downcomer.
2.
Archaic.
descent or downfall; comedown; humiliation.
Origin:
1505–15;
down
1
+
come
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downcome
(ˈdaʊnˌkʌm)
—
n
1.
archaic
downfall
2.
another name for
downcomer
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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