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origan

Meaningwild marjoram

Common meaning: wild marjoram or oregano

Journey through time

  1. Greekoriganon‘wild marjoram’source
  2. Latinoriganum‘wild marjoram’source
  3. Frenchorigan‘wild marjoram’source
  4. Englishorigan‘wild marjoram or oregano’ · 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 Greek origanon ‘wild marjoram’.

Roots

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