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ogee

Meaninghighest point

Common meaning: double curve with one concave and one convex part

Journey through time

  1. Spanishauge‘highest point’source
  2. Frenchmeaning shiftshighest point → pointed archogive‘pointed arch’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftspointed arch → double curve with one concave and one convex partogee‘double curve with one concave and one convex part’ · 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: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Spanish auge ‘highest point’.

Roots

  • auge Spanish “highest point”

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