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craft

/kˈɹæft/KRAFT
/kˈɹæft/KRAFT

Meaningpower, cunning

Common meaning: skill

Other meanings: a trade

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishcræftsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishcraftsource
  3. Englishcraft‘skill’ · 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 cræft ‘power, cunning’.

Roots

  • cræft Old English “power, cunning”

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