myopia
/maɪˈəʊpiə/migh-OH-pee-uh
/maɪˈoʊpiə/migh-OH-pee-uh
Meaninga shutting of the eyes
Common meaning: short-sightedness
- mya mouse; a muscleLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 848 · scan
- opiasight (Greek ōps)
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 Greek μῦς ‘a mouse; a muscle’.
Roots
- μῦς, μυός Greek “a mouse; a muscle”
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