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calm

/ˈkɒm/KOM
/ˈkɑm/KAHM

Meaningheat of the day, rest

Common meaning: quiet, still

Journey through time

  1. Frenchcalme‘calm, still’source
  2. Middle Englishcalmesource
  3. Englishcalm‘quiet, still’ · 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 French calme ‘heat of the day, rest’.

Roots

  • calme French “heat of the day, rest”

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