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bee

/ˈbi/BEE
/ˈbi/BEE

Meaningthe bee

Common meaning: a stinging insect that makes honey

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishbeosourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishbeesource
  3. Englishbee‘a stinging insect that makes honey’ · 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 Old English beo ‘the bee’.

Roots

  • beo Old English “the bee”

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