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temei

Pronunciation: /teˈmej/

“temei” is a Romanian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. grounds, basis
  2. synonym of temelie (“foundation, base”)

In Romanian

  1. lucrul sau partea cea mai importantă din ceva; temelie, fundament, bază.
  2. motiv, pricină, cauză; prilej.
  3. (pop.) toi, miez, mijloc (al unei acțiuni, al unui interval de timp).
  4. (înv.) grosul unei armate.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic темель (temelĭ), from Byzantine Greek θεμέλιον (themélion), from Ancient Greek θεμέλιος (themélios). Doublet of temelie. Compare Serbo-Croatian temelj.

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