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seldom

/ˈseldəm/SEL-duhm
/ˈsɛldəm/SEL-duhm

Meaningnot often

Common meaning: not often

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishseldan‘seldon, seldum, seldom’source
  2. Middle Englishseldomsource
  3. Englishseldom‘not often’ · 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 Old English seldan ‘not often’.

Roots

  • seldan Old English “not often”

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