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smooth

/sˈmuːð/SMOOTH
/sˈmuð/SMOOTH

Meaningeven and flat

Common meaning: even and flat

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishsmeþesource
  2. Middle Englishsmoothesource
  3. Englishsmooth‘even and flat’ · 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 smeþe ‘even and flat’.

Roots

  • smeþe Old English “even and flat”

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