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groove

/ɡˈɹuːv/GROOV
/ɡˈɹuv/GROOV

Meaninga channel

Common meaning: a long narrow channel cut in a surface

Journey through time

  1. Dutchgroef‘a channel, a groove’source
  2. Early English spellinggroovesource
  3. Englishgroove‘a long narrow channel cut in a surface’ · 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 Dutch groef ‘a channel’.

Roots

  • groef Dutch “a channel”

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