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concubine

/ˈkɒnkjəˌbaɪn/KON-kyuh-byn
/ˈkɑnkjəˌbaɪn/KAHN-kyuh-byn

Meaninga concubine

Common meaning: a secondary wife

Journey through time

  1. Latinconcubina‘a concubine’source
  2. Middle Englishconcubinesource
  3. Englishconcubine‘a secondary wife’ · 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 Latin concubina ‘a concubine’.

Roots

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