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tempaus

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Finnish

Etymology

temmata (to snatch, yank, jerk) + -us

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtempɑus/, [ˈt̪e̞mpɑ̝us̠]
  • Rhymes: -empɑus
  • Syllabification(key): tem‧pa‧us
  • Hyphenation(key): tem‧pa‧us

Noun

tempaus

  1. snatch, yank, jerk (an act of snatching, yanking or jerking)
    1. (weightlifting) snatch (the act of lifting a barbell overhead in one movement)
  2. escapade (daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention)
    1. publicity stunt, stunt
  3. (Christianity) ellipsis of ylöstempaus (the Rapture)

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