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gray

/ɡˈɹeɪ/GRAY
/ɡˈɹeɪ/GRAY

Meaningthe colour between black and white

Common meaning: the colour between black and white

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishgrægsource
  2. Middle Englishgraysource
  3. Englishgray‘the colour between black and white’ · 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 English græg ‘the colour between black and white’.

Roots

  • græg Old English “the colour between black and white”

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