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salamander

/ˌsæləˈmændə/sa-luh-MAN-dur
/ˌsæləˈmændɚ/sa-luh-MAN-dur

Meaningsalamander

Common meaning: tailed amphibian resembling a lizard

Journey through time

  1. Greeksalamandra‘salamander’source
  2. Frenchsalamandre‘salamander’source
  3. Englishsalamander‘tailed amphibian resembling a lizard’ · 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 Greek salamandra ‘salamander’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry SALAMANDER, p. 523 · dictionary scan

Roots

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