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small

/sˈmɔːl/SMAWL
/sˈmɔl/SMAWL

Meaningsmall, thin

Common meaning: little in size

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishsmel‘small, thin’source
  2. Middle Englishsmalsource
  3. Englishsmall‘little in size’ · 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 English smel ‘small, thin’.

Roots

  • smel Old English “small, thin”

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