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grove

/ɡˈɹəʊv/GROHV
/ɡˈɹoʊv/GROHV

Meaninga grove

Common meaning: a small wood

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishgrafsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishgrovesource
  3. Englishgrove‘a small wood’ · 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 graf ‘a grove’.

Roots

  • graf Old English “a grove”

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