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dell

/ˈdel/DEL
/ˈdɛl/DEL

Meaninga pit or ditch

Common meaning: a small wooded hollow

Journey through time

  1. Old Dutchdelle‘a pool, ditch, dyke’source
  2. Middle Englishdellesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa pool, ditch, dyke → a small wooded hollowdell‘a small wooded hollow’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Dutch delle ‘a pit or ditch’.

Roots

  • delle Old Dutch “a pit or ditch”

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