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caloric

/kəˈlɔːɹɪk/kuh-LAW-rik
/kəˈlɔɹɪk/kuh-LAW-rik

Meaningto be hot

Common meaning: to do with heat

Journey through time

  1. Latincalere‘to be hot’source
  2. Latinmeaning shiftsto be hot → heatcalor‘heat’source
  3. Frenchcaloriquesource
  4. Englishcaloric‘to do with heat’ · 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 Latin calere ‘to be hot’.

Roots

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