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mill

/ˈmɪl/MIL
/ˈmɪl/MIL

Meaningmill

Common meaning: a building or machine for grinding grain

Journey through time

  1. Latinmolina‘mill’source
  2. Old Englishmylen‘mill’sourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishmellesource
  4. Englishmill‘a building or machine for grinding grain’ · 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.
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Origin: Built on Latin molina ‘mill’.

Roots

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