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brain

/bˈɹeɪn/BRAYN
/bˈɹeɪn/BRAYN

Meaningthe organ of thought inside the head

Common meaning: the organ of thought inside the head

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishbrægen‘bregen’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishbraynesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsbregen → the organ of thought inside the headbrain‘the organ of thought inside the head’ · 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 brægen ‘the organ of thought inside the head’.

Roots

  • brægen Old English “the organ of thought inside the head”

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