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formidable

Pronunciation: /fɔʁ.mi.dabl/

“formidable” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. fearsome
  2. fantastic, tremendous

In French

  1. Fantastique; extraordinaire.
  2. Qui inspire ou qui est de nature à inspirer une très grande crainte.
  3. Chope de bière contenant un litre.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin formīdābilis (“formidable, terrible”), from formīdō (“fear, dread”).

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