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brass

/bˈɹæs/BRAS
/bˈɹæs/BRAS

Meaningbrass, bronze

Common meaning: an alloy of copper and zinc

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishbræssource
  2. Middle Englishbrassource
  3. Englishbrass‘an alloy of copper and zinc’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English bræs ‘brass, bronze’.

Roots

  • bræs Old English “brass, bronze”

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