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sud·den (sud′'n)

adjective

    1. happening or coming unexpectedly; not foreseen or prepared for a sudden storm came up
    2. sharp or abrupt a sudden turn in the road
  2. done, coming, or taking place quickly or abruptly; hasty

Etymology: ME sodain < OFr < VL *subitanus, for L subitaneus, sudden, extended < subitus, pp. of subire, to approach, go stealthily < sub-, under + ire, to go or come: see year

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sudden Idioms

all of a sudden

suddenly; unexpectedly

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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