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queen

/kˈwin/KWEEN
/kˈwin/KWEEN

Meaningwoman or queen

Common meaning: a female monarch

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishcwēn‘woman or queen’source
  2. Middle Englishqueen‘queen’source
  3. Englishqueen‘a female monarch’ · 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 Old English cwēn ‘woman or queen’.

Roots

  • cwēn Old English “woman or queen”

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