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guise

/ˈɡaɪz/GYZ
/ˈɡaɪz/GYZ

Meaningmanner

Common meaning: an outward appearance or form

Journey through time

  1. Old High Germanwīsa‘manner’source
  2. Middle Englishgise‘manner’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsmanner → an outward appearance or formguise‘an outward appearance or form’ · 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 High German wīsa ‘manner’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry GUISE, p. 248 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • wīsa Old High German “manner”

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