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cull

/ˈkʌl/KUHL
/ˈkʌl/KUHL

Meaningto collect

Common meaning: to pick out

Other meanings: to kill selectively

Journey through time

  1. Latincolligere‘to collect’source
  2. Old Frenchcoillirsource
  3. Middle Englishcullensource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsto collect → to pick outcull‘to pick out’ · 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 colligere ‘to collect’.

Roots

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