tempest
[noun]
Synonyms: gale, cyclone, hurricane, squall, storm, tornado, typhoon

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Tempest, The
a play by William Shakespeare about Prospero, the Duke of Milan, who has been forced by his brother to live alone on a distant island with his daughter Miranda. The other main characters are Prospero's magical helper, Ariel, and his slave Caliban.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

tem‧pest /ˈtempəst, ˈtempɪst/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: tempeste, from Latin tempestas 'season, weather, storm', from tempus 'time']

1. literary a violent storm

2. a tempest in a teapot American English an unimportant matter that someone has become upset about:
Haley dismissed the lawsuit as a tempest in a teapot.

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Tempest, The
a play by William Shakespeare about Prospero, the Duke of Milan, who has been forced by his brother to live alone on a distant island with his daughter Miranda. The other main characters are Prospero's magical helper, Ariel, and his slave Caliban.

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