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large

/ˈlɑːdʒ/LAHRJ
/ˈlɑɹdʒ/LAHRJ

Meaninglarge, long

Common meaning: big

Journey through time

  1. Latinlargus‘large, long’source
  2. Frenchlargesource
  3. Middle Englishlargesource
  4. Englishlarge‘big’ · 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 largus ‘large, long’.

Roots

  • largus Latin “large, long”

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