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hole

/ˈhəʊl/HOHL
/ˈhoʊl/HOHL

Meaninga hollow or opening

Common meaning: a hollow or opening

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhol‘a cave’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishholesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa cave → a hollow or openinghole‘a hollow or opening’ · 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 hol ‘a hollow or opening’.

Roots

  • hol Old English “a hollow or opening”

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