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both

/ˈbəʊθ/BOHTH
/ˈboʊθ/BOHTH

Meaningboth

Common meaning: the two together

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)bddir‘both’source
  2. Middle Englishbabesource
  3. Englishboth‘the two together’ · 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 Norse (Icelandic) bddir ‘both’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry BOTH, p. 71 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • bddir Old Norse (Icelandic) “both”

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