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debris

/dəbˈɹi/duh-BREE
/dəbˈɹi/duh-BREE

Meaningbreak apart

Common meaning: scattered remains or rubble

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchdesbriser‘break apart’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftsbreak apart → fragmentsdébris‘fragments’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsfragments → scattered remains or rubbledebris‘scattered remains or rubble’ · 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 French desbriser ‘break apart’.

Roots

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