content
/ˈkɒntent/KON-tent
/ˈkɑntɛnt/KAHN-tent
Meaningcontent
Common meaning: satisfied
- contentcontentSkeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), p. 109 · scan
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 contentus ‘content’.
Roots
- contentus Latin “content”
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