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rum1

Syllabification: (rum)
Pronunciation: /rəm/
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Definition of rum

noun

  • an alcoholic liquor distilled from sugar-cane residues or molasses.
  • North American intoxicating liquor.

Origin:

mid 17th century: perhaps an abbreviation of obsolete rumbullion, in the same sense

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