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chin

/ˈtʃɪn/CHIN
/ˈtʃɪn/CHIN

Meaningthe chin

Common meaning: the bottom of the face

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishcin‘the cuin’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishchinsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsthe cuin → the bottom of the facechin‘the bottom of the face’ · 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.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English cin ‘the chin’.

Roots

  • cin Old English “the chin”

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