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strength

/stˈɹeŋkθ/STRENGKTH
/stˈɹɛŋkθ/STRENGKTH

Meaningstrong

Common meaning: the quality of being strong

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishstrang‘strong’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishstrengthesource
  3. Englishstrength‘the quality of being strong’ · 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 strang ‘strong’.

Roots

  • strang Old English “strong”

Related words

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