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/nɥaʒ/
Translation
cloud
Word origin
From Old French nue ('cloud'), from Latin nubes ('cloud'), with the suffix -age. The English 'nuance' derives from the same nubes.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- nubes
- English cognates
- nuance
Grammar
Examples
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There are many black clouds in the sky.
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This little white cloud has a strange shape.
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The clouds are hiding the sun this morning.
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My son often draws clouds in the sky.
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Without clouds, the night is very clear.
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