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cushion

/ˈkʊʃən/KUU-shuhn
/ˈkʊʃən/KUU-shuhn

Meaninga mattress

Common meaning: a soft pad for sitting on

Journey through time

  1. Latinculcita‘a cushion, pillow, feather-bed’source
  2. Late Latinculcitinumsource
  3. Englishcushion‘a soft pad for sitting on’ · 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 culcita ‘a mattress’.

Roots

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