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Middle English
Etymology
From Old French fleume, from Latin phlegma, from Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma). For the change of /ɛu̯/ to /ɛː/ before /m/, compare rewme.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈflɛu̯m(ə)/, /ˈflɛːm(ə)/
Noun
flewme (plural flewmes)
- Phlegm as one of the four cardinal humours believed to influence health and mood.
- Phlegm, sputum or a similar mucous substance; material coughed up.
- A phlegmatic feeling or something that induces or causes it.
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