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litharge

Meaninglead oxide

Common meaning: lead oxide produced during smelting

Journey through time

  1. Greeklithargyros‘lead oxide’source
  2. Latinliteratus‘lead oxide’source
  3. Frenchlitarge‘litargie, white lead’source
  4. Middle Englishditargesource
  5. Englishlitharge‘lead oxide produced during smelting’ · 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: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Greek lithargyros ‘lead oxide’.

Roots

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