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plumb

/pˈlʌm/PLUHM
/pˈlʌm/PLUHM

Meaninglead

Common meaning: a lead weight

Other meanings: exactly

Journey through time

  1. Latinplumbum‘lead’source
  2. Frenchplombsource
  3. Englishplumb‘a lead weight’ · 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 plumbum ‘lead’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry plumbum, p. 451 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • plumbum Latin “lead (the metal)”

Related words

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