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rich

/ˈɹɪtʃ/RICH
/ˈɹɪtʃ/RICH

Meaningpowerful

Common meaning: having much wealth

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishrice‘powerful’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishrichesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftspowerful → having much wealthrich‘having much wealth’ · 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 Old English rice ‘powerful’.

Roots

  • rice Old English “powerful”

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