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tremor

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
tremor/ˈtremə(r)/

▶noun

1 an involuntary quivering movement.
■ (also earth tremor) a slight earthquake.

2 a sudden feeling of fear or excitement.

▶verb undergo a tremor or tremors.

– origin C17: from L. tremor, from tremere ‘to tremble’.

'tremor' also found in these Oxford entries:

foreshock - intention tremor - moonquake - Parkinson's disease - shock - thrill

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