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sack

/ˈsæk/SAK
/ˈsæk/SAK

Meaninga bag

Common meaning: a large bag

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 saccus ‘a sack, bag’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry saccus, p. 1610 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • saccus Latin “a sack, bag”

Related words

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