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bench

/ˈbentʃ/BENCH
/ˈbɛntʃ/BENCH

Meaninga long seat

Common meaning: a long seat

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishbencsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishbenchesource
  3. Englishbench‘a long seat’ · 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 benc ‘a long seat’.

Roots

  • benc Old English “a long seat”

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