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bean

/ˈbin/BEEN
/ˈbin/BEEN

Meaninga bean

Common meaning: a seed in a pod

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishbean‘dut. boon, f’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishbenesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsdut. boon, f → a seed in a podbean‘a seed in a pod’ · 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 bean ‘a bean’.

Roots

  • bean Old English “a bean”

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