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sally

/ˈsæli/SA-lee
/ˈsæli/SA-lee

Meaningto leap

Common meaning: a sudden rush out

Journey through time

  1. Latinsalire‘to leap’source
  2. Frenchsaillirsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto leap → a sudden rush outsally‘a sudden rush out’ · 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.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin salire ‘to leap’.

Roots

Related words

assail

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