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aspen

/ˈæspən/A-spuhn
/ˈæspən/A-spuhn

Meaningthe aspen

Common meaning: a poplar tree

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishæspe‘also eps’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishaspsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsalso eps → a poplar treeaspen‘a poplar tree’ · 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 æspe ‘the aspen’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry ASPEN, p. 37 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • æspe Old English “the aspen”

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