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eglantine

/ˈeɡlənˌtaɪn/EH-gluhn-tyn
/ˈɛɡlənˌtaɪn/EH-gluhn-tyn

Meaningsweetbriar

Common meaning: a fragrant wild rose

Journey through time

  1. Old Frenchaiglantine‘sweetbriar’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftssweetbriar → formerly aiglantineaiglantine‘formerly aiglantine’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsformerly aiglantine → a fragrant wild roseeglantine‘a fragrant wild rose’ · 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 aiglantine ‘sweetbriar’.

Roots

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