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noise

/ˈnɔɪz/NOYZ
/ˈnɔɪz/NOYZ

Meaninga quarrel, a din

Common meaning: a loud sound

Journey through time

  1. Frenchnoise‘a brabble, brawle, debate’source
  2. Middle Englishnoisesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa brabble, brawle, debate → a loud soundnoise‘a loud sound’ · 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 French noise ‘a quarrel, a din’.

Roots

  • noise French “a quarrel, a din”

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