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filter

/ˈfɪltə/FIL-tur
/ˈfɪltɚ/FIL-tur

Meaningfeltrum, felt

Common meaning: device or material that removes unwanted particles

Journey through time

  1. Late Latinfiltrum‘feltrum, felt’source
  2. Old Frenchfilirersource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsfeltrum, felt → device or material that removes unwanted particlesfilter‘device or material that removes unwanted particles’ · 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 Late Latin filtrum ‘feltrum, felt’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry FILTER, p. 208 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • filtrum Late Latin “feltrum, felt”

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