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zaum' :- 1. Nonsense; literally za 'trans' + um' 'sense; mind'. Coined by the Russian Futurists.
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Or backformed from zaumnij. adj., meaningless.
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Interesting, I had a classmate in elementary school whose last
name was Zaum. He was not meaningless, but few paid any
attention to him, very private kid: sort of living up to
some meaning of his name?
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Zaum is also German for bridle or rein.
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The repartee in these sites sure show the importance of
knowledge of more than one language.
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