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murder

/ˈmɜːdə/MUR-dur
/ˈmɝdɚ/MUR-dur

Meaningkilling

Common meaning: the unlawful killing of a person

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishmorðor‘murder’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishmorthresource
  3. Middle Englishmordresource
  4. Englishmurder‘the unlawful killing of a person’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English morðor ‘deadly crime’.

Roots

  • morðor Old English “deadly crime”

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