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april

/ˈeɪpɹəl/AY-pruhl
/ˈeɪpɹəl/AY-pruhl

Meaningthe opening month

Common meaning: the fourth month

Journey through time

  1. LatinAprilissource
  2. Old FrenchAvrilsource
  3. Middle EnglishAprilsource
  4. Englishapril‘the fourth month’ · 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 Aprilis ‘the opening month’.

Roots

  • Aprilis Latin “the opening month”

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