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broom

/bˈɹuːm/BROOM
/bˈɹum/BROOM

Meaningthe broom shrub

Common meaning: a brush

Other meanings: a shrub

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishbromsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishbromsource
  3. Englishbroom‘a brush’ · 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 brom ‘the broom shrub’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry BROOM, p. 79 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • brom Old English “the broom shrub”

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