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meal

/ˈmil/MEEL
/ˈmil/MEEL

Meaninga set time or occasion

Common meaning: food eaten at a particular time

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishmél.-+-‘a set time or occasion’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishmele‘a meal’source
  3. Englishmeal‘food eaten at a particular time’ · 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 mél.-+- ‘a set time or occasion’.

Roots

  • mél.-+- Old English “a set time or occasion”

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