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arm

/ˈɑːm/AHRM
/ˈɑɹm/AHRM

Meaningarm

Common meaning: upper limb of the body

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishearm‘arm’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englisharmsource
  3. Englisharm‘upper limb of the body’ · 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 Old English earm ‘arm’.

Roots

  • earm Old English “arm”

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