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stannum
[ stan-uhm ]
stannum
/ ˈstænəm /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stannum1
1775–85; < Late Latin: tin, Latin stannum, stagnum alloy of silver and lead
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stannum1
C18: from Late Latin: tin, from Latin: alloy of silver and lead, perhaps of Celtic origin; compare Welsh ystaen tin
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Example Sentences
This gigantic flood, this overwhelming and cataclysmic roar, filled every pore of Stannum's body.
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But now Stannum notices a shriller accent, the accent of a sun that has lost its sex and is stricken with soft moon-sickness.
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Stannum fled from these disturbing dreams seeking safety in the mountains.
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Stannum saw what man had never seen before—the tone-color of each instrument.
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In the like manner they employed werk or stannum, which was obtained almost in the same manner in the fusion of silver.
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