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hemlock

/ˈhemˌlɒk/HEM-lok
/ˈhɛmˌlɑk/HEM-lahk

Meaninghemlock

Common meaning: a poisonous plant

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhemlic‘hymlice’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishhemloksource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftshymlice → a poisonous planthemlock‘a poisonous plant’ · 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

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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 hemlic ‘hemlock’.

Roots

  • hemlic Old English “hemlock”

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