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/kˈləʊs/KLOHS
/kˈloʊs/KLOHS
Meaningto shut
Common meaning: to shut
Other meanings: also near
- closto shut, closeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 350 · scan
Journey through time
- Latinclaudō, clausī, clausum‘to shut, close’
- Middle Englishclosensource
- Englishclose‘to shut’ · 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 Latin claudō ‘to shut, close’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry claudō, p. 350 · dictionary scan
Roots
- claudō, clausī, clausum Latin “to shut, close”
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