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axe

/ˈæks/AKS
/ˈæks/AKS

Meaningan axe

Common meaning: a chopping tool

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishæx‘ex’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishaxsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsex → a chopping toolaxe‘a chopping tool’ · 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.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English æx ‘an axe’.

Roots

  • æx Old English “an axe”

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