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bosom

/ˈbʊzəm/BUU-zuhm
/ˈbʊzəm/BUU-zuhm

Meaningbosom

Common meaning: a person’s chest

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishbōsm‘bosom’source
  2. Middle Englishbosomsource
  3. Englishbosom‘a person’s chest’ · 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.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English bōsm ‘breast’.

Roots

  • bōsm Old English “breast”

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