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doom

/ˈduːm/DOOM
/ˈdum/DOOM

Meaningjudgement

Common meaning: fate, usually a terrible one

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishdōm‘judgement’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishdomsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsjudgement → fate, usually a terrible onedoom‘fate, usually a terrible one’ · 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 English dōm ‘judgement, law’.

Roots

  • dōm Old English “judgement, law”

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