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jorum

jo·rum
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [jawr-uh m, johr-]
    • /ˈdʒɔr əm, ˈdʒoʊr-/
    • /ˈdʒɔː.rəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jawr-uh m, johr-]
    • /ˈdʒɔr əm, ˈdʒoʊr-/

Definitions of jorum word

  • noun jorum a large bowl or container for holding drink. 1
  • noun jorum the contents of such a container: a jorum of punch. 1
  • noun jorum a great quantity. 1
  • noun jorum A large bowl or jug used for serving drinks such as tea or punch. 1
  • noun jorum a large drinking bowl or vessel or its contents 0
  • noun jorum a large drinking bowl 0

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Origin of jorum

First appearance:

before 1720
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1720-30; said to be named after Joram, who brought silver, gold, and brass bowls to David (2 Samuel 8:10)

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Parts of speech for Jorum

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

jorum popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

jorum usage trend in Literature

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