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CUMULOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cumulous mean?
• CUMULOUS (adjective)
The adjective CUMULOUS has 1 sense:
1. thrown together in a pile
Familiarity information: CUMULOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thrown together in a pile
Context example:
ungraded papers piled high
Similar:
concentrated (gathered together or made less diffuse)
Derivation:
cumulus (a collection of objects laid on top of each other)
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