anemone
/ˈænɪˌməʊn/A-nih-mohn
/ˈænɪˌmoʊn/A-nih-mohn
Meaningthe wind flower
Common meaning: a 'wind-flower'
Other meanings: a sea creature
- anemwindLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 67 · scan
- oneGreek ending, here from kyklōma, a coil
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek ἄνεμος ‘wind’.
Roots
- ἄνεμος Greek “wind”
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