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breath

/bˈɹeθ/BRETH
/bˈɹɛθ/BRETH

Meaningbreath or scent

Common meaning: air taken into or expelled from the lungs

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishbreth‘breath or scent’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishbreth‘breath’source
  3. Englishbreath‘air taken into or expelled from the lungs’ · 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 breth ‘breath or scent’.

Roots

  • breth Old English “breath or scent”

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