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orage

orage

French

Noun

orage m (plural orages)

  1. thunderstorm
  2. storm, upset
  3. (literary) turmoil, tumult
  4. A device on an organ, which produces a "thunder" effect, usually by playing a large cluster chord on the pedalboard

Derived terms


Old French

Etymology

From ore (wind), from Latin aura (breeze).

Noun

orage m (oblique plural orages, nominative singular orages, nominative plural orage)

  1. storm; tempest

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