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Pronunciation: /əːg/
Definition of erg

noun (plural ergs or areg /ˈɑːrɛg/)

  • an area of shifting sand dunes in the Sahara.

Origin:

late 19th century: from French, from Arabic ‘irk, ‘erg

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