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winter

/ˈwɪntə/WIN-tur
/ˈwɪntɚ/WIN-tur

Meaningthe coldest season

Common meaning: the coldest season

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishwinter‘of two years’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishwintersource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsof two years → the coldest seasonwinter‘the coldest season’ · 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 winter ‘the coldest season’.

Roots

  • winter Old English “the coldest season”

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