tantrum English · revision 348

+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˈtæn.tɹʌm/^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ Of unknown origin.^(AHD)^(Barnhart 1995)^(Etymonline)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A burst of ill humour; a fit of temper.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) It is first recorded in the form ''tanterum''.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It is often used in the plural, and is now often used specifically of a young child's fit of bad temper.^(OED 1989)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1714 – ''tanterum'';^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(MW Collegiate) Barnhart gives 1748 and RHWU 1740–50.^(Barnhart 1995)^(RHWU)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A fit or display of bad temper, often a childish one.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)

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+ ===Verb===

+ # To throw a tantrum.^(Wiktionary)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[temper tantrum]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}