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roll

/ˈɹəʊl/ROHL
/ˈɹoʊl/ROHL

Meaninga little wheel

Common meaning: to turn over and over

Journey through time

  1. Latinrotula‘a little wheel’source
  2. Late Latinrotularesource
  3. Middle Englishrollensource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa little wheel → to turn over and overroll‘to turn over and over’ · 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 rotula ‘a little wheel’.

Roots

  • rotula Latin “a little wheel”

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