somerset

noun or intransitive verb

som·er·set ˈsə-mər-ˌset

: somersault

Etymology

by alteration

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of somerset was in 1591

See more words from the same year

Style

“Somerset.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/somerset. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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somerset

1 of 2 noun

som·er·set

ˈsəm-ər-ˌset

: somersault entry 1

somerset

2 of 2 verb

somerseted; somerseting

: somersault entry 2

Somerset

Som·er·set ˈsə-mər-ˌset

-sət

variants or Somersetshire

ˈsə-mər-ˌset-ˌshir

-sət-,

-shər

county of southwestern England on Bristol Channel; capital Taunton area 1383 square miles (3582 square kilometers), population 530,000

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