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frame

/fˈɹeɪm/FRAYM
/fˈɹeɪm/FRAYM

Meaningto further, to carry out

Common meaning: a supporting structure

Other meanings: to construct

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishfremman‘to promote, effect, do’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishfremensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto promote, effect, do → a supporting structureframe‘a supporting structure’ · 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 fremman ‘to further, to carry out’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry FRAME, p. 218 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • fremman Old English “to further, to carry out”

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