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Word entry · 10 letters

congestion

Best crossword clue

"Traffic jam"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /kənˈd͡ʒɛs.t͡ʃən/Part of speech nounSorted ceginnoostStarts with CEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Excessive crowding, blockage, or heavy traffic.

Word origin

From late Middle English congestioun, from Old French [Term?], from Latin congestĭō (“heap, accumulation”), from congerō (“to bring together, accumulate, heap up”), formed by the root gerō (“to carry”) and the prefix con-.

Used in a sentence

  • network congestion
  • arterial congestion
  • venous congestion

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