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breadth

/bˈɹedθ/BREDTH
/bˈɹɛdθ/BREDTH

Meaningwidth

Common meaning: distance from side to side

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishbrēdu‘width’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishbrede‘width’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftswidth → distance from side to sidebreadth‘distance from side to side’ · 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.
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Origin: Built on Old English brēdu ‘width’.

Roots

  • brēdu Old English “width”

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