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bracelet

/bˈɹeɪslət/BRAY-sluht
/bˈɹeɪslət/BRAY-sluht

Meaninga little arm-band

Common meaning: a band for the wrist

Journey through time

  1. Latinbracchium‘the arm’
  2. Old Frenchbracelsource
  3. Englishbracelet‘a band for the wrist’ · today

brac also in: braceembrace

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 Latin bracchium ‘the arm’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry bracchium, p. 249 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

braceembrace

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