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defaten.

suddenly, all of a sudden

7 characters3 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

adv/deˈfaːten/
  1. suddenly, all of a sudden

    archaic
  2. in one go, in one foul swoop

    archaic
  3. a number of times, over and over

    dated
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish دفعةً (defʿaten), from Arabic دَفْعَةً (dafʕatan) adverbial accusative of دَفْعَة (dafʕa, “a push, thrust; one go; a payment”), from دَفَعَ (dafaʕa, “to push; to repel; to pay”).

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