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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Sudden \Sud"den\, n.
     An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     All of a sudden, On a sudden, Of a sudden, sooner than
        was expected; without the usual preparation; suddenly.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              How art thou lost! how on a sudden lost! --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He withdrew his opposition all of a sudden.
                                                    --Thackeray.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Sudden \Sud"den\, n.
     An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.
  
     All of a sudden, On a sudden, Of a sudden, sooner than
        was expected; without the usual preparation; suddenly.
  
              How art thou lost! how on a sudden lost! --Milton.
  
              He withdrew his opposition all of a sudden.
                                                    --Thackeray.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  of a sudden
       adv : happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in
             her side" [syn: suddenly, all of a sudden]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  of a sudden
     prep.phr.
     (alternative form of en all of a sudden)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  of a sudden
     prep.phr.
     (alternative form of en all of a sudden)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  of a sudden
     prep.phr.
     (alternative form of en all of a sudden)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  of a sudden
     prep.phr.
     (alternative form of en all of a sudden)

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     突然,忽然,蓦然,冷不防

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