card
/ˈkɑːd/KAHRD
/ˈkɑɹd/KAHRD
Meaninga sheet of papyrus
Common meaning: a piece of stiff paper
- carda sheet of papyrusLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 883 · scan
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
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Origin: Built on Greek χάρτης ‘a sheet of papyrus’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry χάρτης, p. 883 · dictionary scan
Roots
- χάρτης Greek “a sheet of papyrus”
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