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bracken

/bˈɹækən/BRA-kuhn
/bˈɹækən/BRA-kuhn

Meaningferns

Common meaning: large coarse ferns

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishbracce‘ferns’source
  2. Middle Englishbraken‘fern’source
  3. Englishbracken‘large coarse ferns’ · 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.
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Origin: Built on Old English bracce ‘ferns’.

Roots

  • bracce Old English “ferns”

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