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scant

/sˈkænt/SKANT
/sˈkænt/SKANT

Meaningshort, brief

Common meaning: barely enough

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)skamt‘neut’source
  2. Middle Englishscantsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsneut → barely enoughscant‘barely enough’ · 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 Old Norse (Icelandic) skamt ‘short, brief’.

Roots

  • skamt Old Norse (Icelandic) “short, brief”

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