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cobweb

/ˈkɒbˌweb/KOB-web
/ˈkɑbˌwɛb/KAHB-web

Meaninga spider

Common meaning: a spider's web

Journey through time

  1. Middle Englishcoppe‘a spider’source
  2. Middle Englishcopwebsource
  3. Englishcobweb‘a spider's web’ · 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.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Middle English coppe ‘a spider’.

Roots

  • coppe Middle English “a spider”

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