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belle

/ˈbel/BEL
/ˈbɛl/BEL

Meaninga pretty one

Common meaning: a beautiful woman

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 bellus ‘pretty, fine’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry bellus, p. 56 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • bellus Latin “pretty, fine”

Related words

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