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spleen

/spˈlin/SPLEEN
/spˈlin/SPLEEN

Meaningthe spleen

Common meaning: an organ near the stomach

Other meanings: bad temper

Journey through time

  1. Greekσπλήν‘the spleen’
  2. Latinsplen
  3. Middle Englishsplensource
  4. Englishspleen‘an organ near the stomach’ · today

splen also in: splenetic

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 Greek σπλήν ‘the spleen’.

Roots

Related words

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