/fleɪm/

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Meaning

The bright, hot, moving light that you see in a fire.

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Word origin

From Old French flamme, from Latin flamma, meaning a blaze of fire.

Origin
Old French
Root
flamma

Grammar

Gender
Pluralflames

Examples

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"Flame" is the bright, hot light of a fire.

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"Flames" is the plural, meaning more than one flame.

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Here "flame" is the little fire on the match.

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This word is taught in chapter 24, lesson 10: flame, pathetic, species and 7 more words.