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  • 121intone — (v.) late 14c., entunen sing, chant, recite, from O.Fr. entoner sing, chant (13c.), from M.L. intonare sing according to tone, from L. in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + tonus tone, from Gk. tonos (see TENET (Cf …

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  • 122thunder — {{11}}thunder (n.) O.E. þunor, from P.Gmc. *thunraz (Cf. O.N. þorr, O.Fris. thuner, M.Du. donre, Du. donder, O.H.G. donar, Ger. Donner thunder ), from PIE * (s)tene to resound, thunder (Cf. Skt. tanayitnuh thundering, Pers …

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  • 123tornado — (n.) 1550s, navigator s word for violent windy thunderstorm in the tropical Atlantic, probably a mangled borrowing from Sp. tronada thunderstorm, from tronar to thunder, from L. tonare to thunder (see THUNDER (Cf. thunder)). Metathesis of o and r …

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  • 124astonish — verb surprise or impress greatly. Derivatives astonishing adjective astonishingly adverb astonishment noun Origin C16: from obs. astone stun, stupefy , from OFr. estoner, based on L. ex out + tonare to thunder …

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  • 125detonate — [ dɛtəneɪt] verb explode or cause to explode. Derivatives detonation noun detonative adjective Origin C18 (earlier (C17) as detonation): from L. detonat , detonare, from de down + tonare to thunder …

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  • 126tonante — part. pres. di tonare; anche agg. rimbombante, risonante, rombante, reboante, roboante, rintronante, rumoroso, chiassoso, rumoreggiante, echeggiante □ stentoreo CONTR. basso, fievole, fioco, sommesso, debole …

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  • 127tornado — tòrnādo (tornȃdo) m DEFINICIJA meteor. zračni vrtlog razorne snage, spušta se iz jako razvijenog kumulonimbusa u obliku tamnog, gotovo vertikalnog stupa širine od nekoliko metara do nekoliko stotina metara, osobito česta pojava u nekim državama… …

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  • 128tutanj — tȗtanj m <G tnja, N mn tnji/tȕtnjevi> DEFINICIJA 1. a. dalek i dugotrajan zvuk koji se razliježe od grmljavine, eksplozije i sl.; tutnjava b. mukao, prigušen zvuk od kloparanja kotača, lokomotive, pada, buke iz daljine i sl. c. vika, galama …

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