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body

/ˈbɒdi/BO-dee
/ˈbɑdi/BAH-dee

Meaningbody

Common meaning: the whole physical self of a human or beast

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishbodig‘body’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishbodisource
  3. Englishbody‘the whole physical self of a human or beast’ · 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 bodig ‘body’.

Roots

  • bodig Old English “body”

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