contusion
See also: contusión
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French contusion, from Latin contūsiōnem, accusative singular of contūsiō, from contūsus, past participle of contundō (“to beat”), from com- + tundō (“to beat”).
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /kənˈtjuːʒən/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /kənˈtuʒən/
- Rhymes: -uːʒən
Noun edit
contusion (countable and uncountable, plural contusions)
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Translations edit
wound in which the skin is not broken
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Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin contūsiōnem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
contusion f (plural contusions)
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Further reading edit
- “contusion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.