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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|la|tremendus|t=fearful, to be dreaded]], literally to be trembled at,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) the gerundive of tremere, to tremble (see [[tremble]]),^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) with the English suffix [[-ous]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(NODE 1998) It first appeared as tremenduous (1632), later tremendous (1657–83).^(Barnhart 1988)
+ It is [[bor|la|tremendus|t=fearful, to be dreaded]], literally to be trembled at,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) the gerundive of [[m|la|tremere]], to tremble (see [[tremble]]),^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) with the English suffix [[-ous]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(NODE 1998) It first appeared as tremenduous (1632), later tremendous (1657–83).^(Barnhart 1988)
==Earliest recorded meaning==