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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

abrew en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /əˈbɹuː/
  • ə-bro͞oʹ

Etymology

From a- + brew.

Meanings

  1. brewing, developing, coming into being
    • Storm abrew after Algeria fails to show for match vs Israel 2016 November 11, Allon Sinai, “Storm abrew after Algeria fails to show for match vs Israel”, in The Jerusalem Post:
    • I remember the French have a saying, when any trouble is abrew, 'Cherchez la femme' which corresponds to, 'Who's the woman?' 1892 April 23, Mary L. Besland, “Current Topics of Interest”, in The Illustrated American, volume 10, number 114, page 492: