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pier

/ˈpɪə/PIR
/ˈpɪɹ/PIR

Meaninga stone

Common meaning: a structure jutting into water

Journey through time

  1. Latinpetra‘a rock’source
  2. Anglo-Frenchmeaning shiftsa rock → a stonepere‘a stone’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa stone → a structure jutting into waterpier‘a structure jutting into water’ · 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 Latin petra ‘a stone’.

Roots

  • petra Latin “a stone”

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