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temblor definition

☆ tem·blor (tem′blôr′, -blər; Sp tem blō̂r′)

noun pl. temblors -·blors′ or temblores -·blo′·res (-blō̂′res)

earthquake

Etymology: < Sp temblor (de tierra), lit., trembling (of the earth) < temblar, to tremble < VL tremulare: see tremble

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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