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blossom

/bˈlɒsəm/BLO-suhm
/bˈlɑsəm/BLAH-suhm

Meaninga flower

Common meaning: a flower

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishblostmasourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishblosmesource
  3. Englishblossom‘a flower’ · 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 blostma ‘a flower’.

Roots

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