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Added 9 October 2026

dam

/ˈdæm/ noun

In Latin: mātrix Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dam at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea.
A metric unit of length equal to ten meters.
Female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock.

verb

Obstruct with, or as if with, a dam.
dam the gorges of the Yangtse River

Origin

From Middle English dam, from Old English *damm, from Proto-West Germanic *damm, from Proto-Germanic *dammaz.

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