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rage

/ˈɹeɪdʒ/RAYJ
/ˈɹeɪdʒ/RAYJ

Meaningto rave

Common meaning: violent anger

Journey through time

  1. Latinrabere‘to rave’source
  2. Latinrabies‘rage’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto rave → violent angerrage‘violent anger’ · 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.
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Origin: Built on Latin rabere ‘to rave’.

Roots

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