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pack

/ˈpæk/PAK
/ˈpæk/PAK

Meaninga bundle, a load

Common meaning: a bundle of things tied together

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√PAK‘bind, fasten, fix, hold fast’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 188, p. 736 · scan
  2. Gaelicpac‘a pack, a mob’source
  3. Middle Englishpakkesource
  4. Englishpack‘a bundle of things tied together’ · 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 Gaelic pac ‘a bundle, a load’.

Roots

  • pac Gaelic “a bundle, a load”

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