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

welter

noun

/ˈweltə(r)/

/ˈweltər/

[singular] (formal)

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welter of something a large and confusing amount of something
- a welter of information
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘writhe, wallow’): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German welteren.

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