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See also: Typhon
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Perhaps from Ancient Greek Τυφῶν (Tuphôn, “Typhon, father of the winds”); see typhoon.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
typhon (plural typhons)
- (obsolete) A violent whirlwind; a typhoon.
- 1727, James Thomson, “Summer”, in The Seasons, London: [s.n.], published 1730, →OCLC:
- The circling typhon whirled from point to point.
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
typhon m (plural typhons)
- tropical cyclone, typhoon (hurricane in the Pacific)
Further reading[edit]
- “typhon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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