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boomlet

noun

Meaning

  1. A small period of rapid growth.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree English boom Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English boomlet From boom + -let.

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