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wall

/ˈwɔːl/WAWL
/ˈwɔl/WAWL

Meaninga stake

Common meaning: a solid upright barrier

Journey through time

  1. Latinvallus‘a stake’source
  2. Latinmeaning shiftsa stake → a rampartvallum‘a rampart’source
  3. Old Englishweall‘a rampart’sourceB&T
  4. Middle Englishwalsource
  5. Englishmeaning shiftsa rampart → a solid upright barrierwall‘a solid upright barrier’ · 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 Latin vallus ‘a stake’.

Roots

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