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sameness

/ˈseɪmnəs/SAYM-nuhs
/ˈseɪmnəs/SAYM-nuhs

Meaningbeing the same

Common meaning: lack of variety

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishsamesourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishsamesource
  3. Englishsame‘not different’
  4. Englishformed in English from samesameness‘lack of variety’ · 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: Formed in English from same + -ness.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), SAME, p.524 · scan

Source words

  • same Old English · source word “same, together”

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