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/ˈfaɪl/FYL
/ˈfaɪl/FYL
Meaninga thread
Common meaning: a row
Other meanings: a set of records (orig. on a string)
- fila threadLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 750 · scan
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
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin fīlum ‘a thread’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry fīlum, p. 750 · dictionary scan
Roots
- fīlum, -ī Latin “a thread”
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