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serpentine

/ˈsɜːpənˌtaɪn/SUR-puhn-tyn
/ˈsɝpənˌtaɪn/SUR-puhn-tyn

Meaningsnaky

Common meaning: winding like a snake

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.
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Origin: Built on Latin serpō ‘to creep, crawl’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry serpō, p. 1680 · dictionary scan

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