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amaranth

/ˈæməˌænθ/A-mur-anth
/ˈæmɚˌænθ/A-mur-anth

Meaningunfading

Common meaning: a flowering plant

Journey through time

  1. Greekamarantos‘unfading’source
  2. Latinamarantus‘an unfading flower’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsan unfading flower → a flowering plantamaranth‘a flowering plant’ · 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 Greek amarantos ‘unfading’.

Roots

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