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sever

/ˈsevə/SEH-vur
/ˈsɛvɚ/SEH-vur

Meaningto separate

Common meaning: to cut off

Journey through time

  1. Latinseparare‘to separate’source
  2. Middle Englishsewerensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto separate → to cut offsever‘to cut off’ · 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 Latin separare ‘to separate’.

Roots

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