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boss

/ˈbɒs/BOS
/ˈbɑs/BAHS

Meaninga hump

Common meaning: a raised knob

Journey through time

  1. Frenchbosse‘a hump’source
  2. Middle Englishbossesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa hump → a raised knobboss‘a raised knob’ · 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 French bosse ‘a hump’.

Roots

  • bosse French “a hump”

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