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jade

/ˈdʒeɪd/JAYD
/ˈdʒeɪd/JAYD

Meaningflanks

Common meaning: green ornamental stone

Journey through time

  1. Latini/ia‘flanks’source
  2. Middle Englishjadesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsflanks → green ornamental stonejade‘green ornamental stone’ · 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 Latin i/ia ‘flanks’.

Roots

  • i/ia Latin “flanks”

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