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arbour

/ˈɑːbə/AHR-bur
/ˈɑɹbɚ/AHR-bur

Meaningherb garden

Common meaning: sheltered garden seat or bower

Journey through time

  1. Latinherbarium‘herb garden’source
  2. Old Frenchherbier‘herb garden’source
  3. Middle Englishherbere‘garden’source
  4. Englisharbour‘sheltered garden seat or bower’ · today

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 Latin herbarium ‘herb garden’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry ARBOUR, p. 31 · dictionary scan

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