/ spjuːm; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( literary ) the mass of white bubbles that forms in waves when the sea is rough
SYN foam
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French (e)spume or Latin spuma .
/ spjuːm; NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( literary ) the mass of white bubbles that forms in waves when the sea is rough
SYN foam
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old French (e)spume or Latin spuma .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005