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Sudden

/ˈsʌdn/

Happening quickly and unexpectedly without prior warning.

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There was a sudden loud noise outside.The sudden rain caught us without umbrellas.

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, having Latin roots from subitaneus, based on subitus meaning coming from beneath, unawares.

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