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mirror

/ˈmɪɹə/MIH-rur
/ˈmɪɹɚ/MIH-rur

Meaningsomething to wonder at

Common meaning: a glass that reflects

Journey through time

  1. Latinmīror, mīrārī‘to wonder at’
  2. Old Frenchmireorsource
  3. Middle Englishmiroursource
  4. Englishmirror‘a glass that reflects’ · today

mir also in: miracleadmiremarvel

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 mīror ‘to wonder at’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry mīror, p. 1149 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry MIRROR, p. 370 · dictionary scan

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