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doom

Pronunciation: /doːm/

“doom” is a Middle English word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a judgement, (legal) decision or sentence
  2. a decision or order
  3. a court or trial issuing judgement
  4. final judgement after death
  5. justice, rulership, authority

Etymology

Inherited from Old English dōm, from Proto-West Germanic *dōm, from Proto-Germanic *dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos.

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