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rave

/ˈɹeɪv/RAYV
/ˈɹeɪv/RAYV

Meaningrage

Common meaning: to talk wildly

Journey through time

  1. Latinrabies‘rage’source
  2. Old Frenchraversource
  3. Middle Englishravensource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsrage → to talk wildlyrave‘to talk wildly’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin rabies ‘rage’.

Roots

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