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lentil

/ˈlentəl/LEN-tuhl
/ˈlɛntəl/LEN-tuhl

Meaninga little lentil

Common meaning: a small edible seed

Journey through time

  1. Latinlenticula‘a little lentil’source
  2. Middle Englishlentilsource
  3. Englishlentil‘a small edible seed’ · 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.
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  • 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 lenticula ‘a little lentil’.

Roots

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