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lane

/ˈleɪn/LAYN
/ˈleɪn/LAYN

Meaninglone, a lane

Common meaning: a narrow road or passage

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishdane‘lone, a lane’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishlane‘lane’source
  3. Englishlane‘a narrow road or passage’ · 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 dane ‘lone, a lane’.

Roots

  • dane Old English “lone, a lane”

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