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masculine

/ka.o/

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Translation

chaos, disorder

Word origin

From Greek khaos ('void, empty space'), taken through Latin. The chemist van Helmont coined English 'gas' from the same Greek word.

Origin
Greek
Root
khaos
English cognates
chaos, gas

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralchaosirregular

Examples

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The city fell into chaos.

, c' .

After the match, the streets were chaos.

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His bedroom is utter chaos.

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The chaos went on all day.

l' .

She wants to bring some order to this chaos.

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This word is part of lesson 55.