sponge
/sˈpʌndʒ/SPUHNJ
/sˈpʌndʒ/SPUHNJ
Meaninga sponge
Common meaning: a porous absorbent mass
- sponga spongeLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1416 · scan
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 σπόγγος ‘a sponge’.
Roots
- σπόγγος Greek “a sponge”
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