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Definition of cerumen noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cerumen

noun
 
/sɪˈruːmən/
 
/sɪˈruːmən/
[uncountable] (specialist)
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  1. a substance like wax which is produced in the ear synonym earwax
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin cera ‘wax’.
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