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pyre

/ˈpaɪə/PIGH-ur
/ˈpaɪɚ/PIGH-ur

Meaninga fire

Common meaning: a pile of wood for burning a body

Journey through time

  1. Greekπῦρ‘fire’
  2. Latinpyra
  3. Englishpyre‘a pile of wood for burning a body’ · today

pyr also in: empyrean

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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek πῦρ ‘fire’.

Roots

Related words

empyrean

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