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sport

/sˈpɔːt/SPAWRT
/sˈpɔɹt/SPAWRT

Meaninga carrying away (of the mind)

Common meaning: a game

Other meanings: fun

Journey through time

  1. Middle Englishdisportsource
  2. Middle Englishsportsource
  3. Englishsport‘a game’ · 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.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Middle English disport ‘a carrying away (of the mind)’.

Roots

  • disport Middle English “a carrying away (of the mind)”

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