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hound

/ˈhaʊnd/HOWND
/ˈhaʊnd/HOWND

Meaningdog

Common meaning: a dog, especially one bred for hunting

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhund‘dog’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishhoundsource
  3. Englishhound‘a dog, especially one bred for hunting’ · 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 hund ‘dog’.

Roots

  • hund Old English “dog”

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