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lion

/ˈlaɪən/LIGH-uhn
/ˈlaɪən/LIGH-uhn

Meaninglion

Common meaning: a large wild cat

Journey through time

  1. Latinleonem‘lion’source
  2. Old Frenchleonsource
  3. Englishlion‘a large wild cat’ · 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 leonem ‘lion’.

Roots

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