/ tɑːˈneɪʃn; NAmE tɑːrˈn-/ exclamation
( old-fashioned , especially NAmE ) a word that people use to show that they are annoyed with sb/sth
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: alteration.
/ tɑːˈneɪʃn; NAmE tɑːrˈn-/ exclamation
( old-fashioned , especially NAmE ) a word that people use to show that they are annoyed with sb/sth
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent.: alteration.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005