cone
/ˈkəʊn/KOHN
/ˈkoʊn/KOHN
Meaninga pine cone
Common meaning: a shape tapering to a point
- cona pine cone; a cone shapeLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 867 (approximate) · 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
- 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 Greek κῶνος ‘a pine cone; a cone shape’.
Roots
- κῶνος Greek “a pine cone; a cone shape”
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