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clear

/kˈlɪə/KLIR
/kˈlɪɹ/KLIR

Meaningbright or distinct

Common meaning: plain to see or grasp

Journey through time

  1. Latinclarus‘bright or distinct’source
  2. Old Frenchcler‘bright’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsbright → plain to see or graspclear‘plain to see or grasp’ · 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 Latin clarus ‘bright or distinct’.

Roots

  • clarus Latin “bright or distinct”

Related words

claret

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